Cold War Timeline - Renee

By rhajnik

  • Yalta Conference

    Unconditional surrender of Germany
    Splitting Germany into outside military zones
    Reorganization of Poland
    Idea of world orginazation

  • Harry S. Truman

    Made the Truman Doctrine - put the US in charge of keeping peace
    Containment
    Marshall Plan

  • Potsdam Conference

    Called for the unconditional surrender of Japan
    Planned to fix Europe
    Soviet Russia agreed to fight against Japan

  • Sino-Soviet Treaty

    China becomes communist
    USSR, Mongolia and China become allies
    Iron curtain - USSR surrounded itself with other coummunist countries

  • Greece

    USSR popularized the idea of Communism
    US responded with Israel and South Korea

  • Containment

    US attempt to prevent the spread of Communism

  • Red Scare

    Promotion of fear in the US of Communism

  • Marshall Plan

    Rebuild and modernize Germany and help the citizens
    US gave modernized industrial equipment to Europe
    Create currencies
    Trade with European countries
    Increase internal goods production and improve transport
    Prevented the US from going into a depression with trade opportunities and influence

  • United Nations

    Wanted to keep peace
    Tried to intervene in Korea
    Created Israel

  • NATO

    North Atlantic Treaty Orginization is established
    Agreement with other free countries to create a security system
    Idea of an attack on one is an attack on all
    Created allies around the world
    North Atlantic countries involved
    USSR responded with Sino-Soviet Pact

  • McCarthyism

    Took advantage of fear among citizens
    Made accusations without evidence
    Increased fear of Communism

  • Korea

    Democratic People's Rupublic of Korea (North) tried to take over Republic of Korea (South) to spread communism
    US helped South Korea, China helped North Korea
    US didn't win - there was an armistice

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Massive retaliation idea - if USSR we would respond with nothing less than complete war

  • Domino Theory

    Proposed by Eisenhower
    Foundation of the Vietnam war
    Idea that if one country becomes Communist, more will follow
    More communist countries means less materials, trade and money
    Korea and Vietnam were examples

  • SEATO

    South Eastern Asian Treaty Organization\
    Same concept as NATO but in Asia
    Gave US more allies in asia

  • Vietnam

    French Indochina
    France went to reclaim their old colonies
    North Vietnam became communist
    South Vietnam went under US rule

  • Warsaw Pact

    Response to NATO
    Made by USSR
    Gave the USSR allies

  • The Second Vietnam War

    South Vietnam was in civil unrest
    US sent advisors
    When that wasn't enough we sent a commander then troops
    Kept sending more troops to prevent the loss of South Vietnam
    Vietnamization - build their forces so they can fight for themselves
    Viet Cong attacked the South Vietnamese capital on a holiday
    Tonkin Gulf - US patrol ship was "attacked" by North Vietnam '
    Tonkin Gulf was the basis of our involvment - it was a lie
    South Vietnam didn't fight for themselves - North Vietnam won

  • John F. Kennedy

    Was in the Navy during WWII
    Wanted global alliances
    Promised to help everyone to strive for world peace
    Financial interest was lost in Cuba because of switch to Communism
    Gave a speech in Berlin after Cuban missile crisis
    We failed in helping a Cuban revolution

  • Construction of the Berlin Wall

    East Germany (Communist) plans to build the wall
    Berlin was still split into military zones
    Prevented people from entering and leaving East Berlin

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Closest the world has come to full scale nuclear war
    US spy plane confirmed missiles in Cuba
    Missiles were sent from USSR
    Response to missiles in Japan and Israel
    Naval Blockade was ordered to atop USSR from transporting missiles
    US quarentined Cuba, USSR crosses, backs off after US fires a flare
    USSR removes missiles from Cuba

  • Lyndon B. Johnson

    Becomes president after Kennedy was shot
    Increased troops in Vietnam
    US wasn't supportive of the Vietnam War
    He decided against running for reelection

  • Richard M. Nixon

    Had a "secret plan" to solve the Vietnam War
    Wanted to invade neighboring countries like Cambodia
    South Vietnam didn't fight for themselves - they didn't like their government, leader, or religious battles
    We pull our troops out, North Vietnam attacks after a ceasefire and South Vietnam became communist - we lost
    US,USSR,Europe,China,Japan are responsible for global peace, recognized China as a world power
    Detente - ease US/USSR political tensions

  • Nixon Doctrine

    Attempted to set guidlines for dealing with third party countries to prevent another Vietnam situation
    Negotiate with enemies
    Work better with US allies
    Preserve US strength (prevent more nuclear weapons from being made)

  • SALT I

    Between Nixon and USSR in Helsinki
    Limits and calms the arms race
    Limits anti-ballistic missile systems (ABM)

  • Sino-American Rapprochement

    Nixon decreased tensions with China
    Tried to ease tensions with USSR with this
    Eased trade and travel restrictions