Cold War William Ollenburger

Yalta Conference

Feb 4, 1945

This was the conference between the Soviets, US, and Britain in which they decided on how to split the land that was freed from Nazi control.

Truman Doctrine

Mar 12, 1947

This was when President Truman stated that he was pulling the US out of all conflict that did not directly impact the US.

Marshall Plan

Jun 5, 1947

This is when the United States gave money to Europe nations to make them feel that they have economy stability.

German Blockade

Jun 24, 1948

The USSR did not want the French, American, and British forces to come into occupied East Germany. This raised tensions between the West Germany(U.S., French, Britain) and East Germany(USSR) sides.

Berlin Airlift

Jun 24, 1948

This is when the Berlin Blockade happened in which the Americans had to fly in supplies so the West Berliners would survive.

NATO

Apr 4, 1949

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed to protect the European countries from the threat of Communism

Arms Race

Jan 1, 1950

This was a competition for nuclear supremacy between the U.S. and the USSR. This made the war to see who the best was which pushed the nuclear warfare between the two countries at an all time high.

Korean War

Jun 25, 1950

The war started when North Korea invaded South Korea with aid from China and the USSR. While the South Koreans got help from the United States. Started on 06-02-50

Joseph Stalin Dies

Mar 5, 1953

This is when the USSR leader Stalin dies which makes the new leader of the communist party denounce all of his policies which leads to many Germans wanting to flee East Germany.

Nikita Khrushchev comes to power

Mar 20, 1953

After the death of Stalin the USSR voted on someone named Nikita Khrushchev take power. He is sited or loosening the punishment that Stalin had put in place.

Vietnam War

Nov 1, 1955

This war was between communist lead Vietnam and against America. However at home in America the people did not want to fight in the war so many protests happened. The start of the war was on 11-01-55

Space Race

May 29, 1957

This was the race between the US and the USSR who can explore space the first. This mad the tensions between the two countries at the highest because both thought each other would spy on them first.

U-2 Incident

May 1, 1960

This is when a US spy plane was shot down over soviet Controlled air space. This made the tension between the US and USSR really bad because the USSR shot down and American Plane.

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Apr 17, 1961

This was a failed invasion of Cuba by the CIA led Cuban citizens. When the US ended trade for sugar the USSR came in and started to buy the product which made the newly led Fidel Castro famous with the people.

Berlin Wall

Aug 13, 1961

The wall was original built to stop the East Germany people from leaving and going to the West side that is controlled by the Americans. The wall was built in August 13, 1961, and destroyed on November 9, 1989. This marks the beginning of the Wall being built.

Berlin Wall

Period: Aug 13, 1961 to Nov 9, 1989

The wall was original built to stop the East Germany people from leaving and going to the West side that is controlled by the Americans. The wall was built in August 13, 1961, and destroyed on November 9, 1989.

Cuban Missile Crisis

Oct 16, 1962

This was when the USSR whet to the Cuban area and started to set up missiles that the US demanded be taken down however they did not use force but instead quarantined the area around Cuba.

JFK Death

Nov 22, 1963

JFK death was a huge blow to the American people as the president was shot and killed. This gave an opportunity to communist to get the upper hand on the vulnerable American people.

SALT

May 26, 1972

Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty which was sighed between the US and the USSR.

Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

Jul 9, 1975

Joint space venture between USA and USSR which put an end to the space race between the two super powers.

Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

Dec 25, 1979

This is when the USSR invades the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan to stop the Civil War and keep a Socialist Government in the area. Decemeber 25 was the start of the war.

Olympic Boycott by USA

Jul 9, 1980

This was the boycott of the US because the Olympics held in Moscow. The tensions where at the highest because of the USSR invasion of Afghanistan.

USSR boycott olympis

May 8, 1984

The soviet unions boycotted the LA summer Olympics because of the ongoing conflicts between the USSR and US.

Chernobyl Disaster

Apr 26, 1986

The Chernobyl Disaster stand as one of the worst nuclear accidents in the world. This shows how far the USSR is going to get what they want.

INF Treaty

Dec 8, 1987

This treaty put an end to short range and intermediate range missiles between the US and the USSR.

Tiananmen Square

Jun 4, 1989

In china the people revolted against the communist led government however the government retaliated. this shows how the fall of the communist is coming into light around the globe.

Malta Summit

Dec 3, 1989

The meeting between Mikhail Gorbachov and George H W Bush was like the Yalta Conference in 1945. It is seen by some as the fall of the communists.

Velvet Revolution

Dec 29, 1989

These where a series of peaceful protests in Czechoslovakia that would later through the communist government on December 29, 1989.

Mikhail Gorbachev coms to power

Mar 4, 1990

Gorbachev is sighted for loosening the grip of Soviets in the Russian Government. This signifies how the USSR was unable to continue the superpower nation it thought it would be.

Geramn re-unification

Oct 3, 1990

This is when West and East Germany combined after WWII when Germany was split. This showed the end of communist power in Germany.

USSR Breakup

Dec 25, 1991

This is when the Soviet Union finally fell and the US won the Cold War.