Cold War Timeline

  • United Nations

    United Nations
    An organization created to keep peace and a sense of security throughout the nation. Many people associated with the United Nations have won the Nobe Prize in because of their work.
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine
    This was a policy that aimed to keep communism out. The Us planned to do this by using the military, and the economy.
  • Hollywood 10

    Hollywood 10
    this is a documentary about the Hollywood blacklisting. Workers, Artists, and entertainers were banned and backlisted.
  • Marshall plan

    Marshall plan
    This allowed the US to provide aid to Western Europe. We gave 13.3 billion in recovery programs.
  • NATO

    NATO
    NATO was a military alliance. This instead of many countries and nations around the word.
  • Korean War

    Korean War
    This was a war between North and South Korea. North Korea invaded South Korea because south Korea did not support communism.
  • Space race

    Space race
    The Space race Was a Cold War competition between the soviet union and the US. It was a race of who could get to the moon first to show off and prove superiorism.
  • US in the vietnam war

    US in the vietnam war
    After WWII the us got involved in the Vietnam war. The us main reason was to promote democracy and to help other countries who were a democracy too.
  • Bay of pigs

    Bay of pigs
    This was a failed military land in Cuba. This was full of people who were banned from Cuba for revolting against Castro.
  • Berlin wall go up

    Berlin wall go up
    The Berlin Wall was a wall that was 155 kilometers long. It was built to stop people escaping east berlin and going to west.
  • Soviets invading Afghanistan

    Soviets invading Afghanistan
    The Soviets attacked Afghanistan to support the local pro-Soviet government. The soviets took control completely over Kabul.
  • The berlin wall go down

    The berlin wall go down
    The Berlin Wall crashed because Europe put pressure on Germany to loosen up traveling between the Berliners. The berlin wall was not one but 2 walls.