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Cold War Timeline

  • Yalta Conference (The Cold War Begins)

    Yalta Conference (The Cold War Begins)
    Yalta Conference- its a meeting of the British prime minister Winston Churchill, the President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin known as the "Big Three". Where they decided to split Germany into four occupied zones.
  • The Drop of the Atomic Bomb to Hiroshima

    The Drop of the Atomic Bomb to Hiroshima
    The cause of the United States bombing Hiroshima was to end the war quicker. The American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
  • The End of WWll

    The End of WWll
    The End of WWll- Adolf Hitler had commited suicide. Minister Winston Churchchill announced the victory in Europe. After people celebrate the VE Day which symbolises the Victory in Europe celebrating the end of the World War 2 on 8th May 1945.
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan
    Marshall Plan- The President Harrry S. Truman had signed the Economic Recovery Act of 1948. It was known as the Marshall Plan because of George Marshall, who had proposed that the United States would provide economic assistance.
  • NATO Ratified

    NATO Ratified
    NATO was established to keep comminism under bay. 12 Nations where included, including the United Kingdom and the United States. NATO was also the first peacefull military alliance the United States entered into outside of the Western Hemisphere.
  • Warsaw Pact Formed

    Warsaw Pact Formed
    Warsaw Pact was a political and military alliance. The Soviet Union had created this Pact because of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) , it was also a security alliance concluded between the United Sates, Canada, and Western European nations.
  • Cuba Taken Over By Fidel Castro

    Cuba Taken Over By Fidel Castro
    Fidel Castro had send about 100 people to attack Moncada army barracks but that had come to a fail. He never gave up until he finally took over which it lasted about 45 years.
  • Berlin Wall Taken Down

    Berlin Wall Taken Down
    Taking down the Berlin wall was the beggining of the end of the Cold War. As soon as the wall was down people were celebrating because the could finally have freedom.
  • Germany Reunited

    Germany Reunited
    After 45 years of being against each other Germany had reunited. East and West Germany come together a month later after the wall of Berllin was destroyed what is known as "Unity Day."
  • End of the Cold War

    End of the Cold War
    As soon as the Soviet Union crumbled officially, this had marked the end of the Cold War.