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Cold War Timeline

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  • Hiroshima

    Hiroshima
    The bombing of Hiroshima, Japan was when the U.S Dropped the first atomic bomb called " Little Boy" during WW2. This bombing Ended the war and the Empire. This was also a huge beginning for Nuclear Weapons and Energy
  • Ending of WW2

    Ending of WW2
    The ending of WW2 was when Japan/ The Imperial Army Surrendered. It was also the day of Freedom in Korea.
  • Soviet Union Makes Atomic bomb

    Soviet Union Makes Atomic bomb
    After WW2 the Soviet Union Started making Atomic Bombs similar to the Atomic bombs in the U.S. On August 29th 1949 the Soviet Union made it's first Atomic Bomb test.
  • Korean War

    Korean War
    After WW2 Korea was free from the Japanese Empire and the Soviet Union Took the Northern half and later The U.S Took over the southern half. The North began to be more communist and the South became more Democrat. The Korean War began when North Korea crossed the 38th parallel (South & North Korea Border) and invaded South Korea. The U.S came to aid the the South while the Soviet Union & China went to aid the North.
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall
    The Berlin Wall was one of the results of the Cold War. This was was made to split the Communist East side and the Democratic West Side.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    The Cuban Missile crisis was when the U.S and the Soviet Union Almost went into a full on nuclear war.
  • John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy
    John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States.
    He was one of the Commanders During the Vietnam War until was Shot in 1963.
  • Ho Chi Mihn

    Ho Chi Mihn
    Ho Chi Mihn was commander in chief in 1945-1969 he was also the leader during the Vietnam war. He died September 2 1969
  • Soviet Afgahn War

    Soviet Afgahn War
    The Soviet Afghan War took place in Afghanistan During 1979-1989. It began when the Soviet Union Invaded Afghanistan but even before there already was internal conflicts within the country. It was apart of the Cold War because the Soviet Union was still active.
  • Chernobyl Disaster

    Chernobyl Disaster
    Chernobyl Disaster was when a Nuclear Meltdown caused an explosion of Radiation. When they were trying to run some test the reactor went out of control and blew up.The damage was 100 times worse than the Hiroshima Bombing. At this time of the Cold War everyone was trying to race for nuclear power.
  • Ronald Reagan

    Ronald Reagan
    Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United States. His Objective was to end the Cold War and to stop the Soviet Union from spreading Communism.
  • Mikhail Gorbachev

    Mikhail Gorbachev
    Mikhail Gorbachev was the Russian president of the Soviet Union in 1990-1991 he was on of the leader to put an end to the Soviet Union.
  • End to the Soviet Union

    End to the Soviet Union
    The Soviet Union ended when 11 Soviet representatives from Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan,Uzbekistan,Ukraine & Russia announced that they would be leaving the Soviet Union and instead would be Independent States.