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January 1947 - The "X Article," by George F. Kennan

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January 1947 - The "X Article," by George F. Kennan

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United States Director of Policy Planning George F. Kennan expresses heavily anti-communist thoughts in an article he writes called "The Sources of Soviet Conduct." He says these things under the name "X," to maintain anonymity, leading to the article being labeled as the "X Article." It inspired the Truman Doctrine, and though being written in January, wasn't published until July of 1947.

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March 12 1947 - Truman Doctrine is signed

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March 12 1947 - Truman Doctrine is signed

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In the Truman Doctrine, it was stated that the U.S. would provide political, economic, and military assistance to any democratic nation who needed it. This was somewhat of a signal to the USSR that the U.S. would use all their power to stop the spread of communism

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 June 24 1948 - Beginning of Berlin Blockade and Airlift

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 June 24 1948 - Beginning of Berlin Blockade and Airlift

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After World War 2, control over Germany was split between the Western Powers and the Soviet Union. In 1948 the Soviet Union tried to take full control of the city by blockading all surface access to West Berlin. This led to the U.S. and U.K. airlifting food and supplies into the city daily until September in 1949.

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The Soviet Forces finally lift the blockade in Berlin, finally ending the crisis. This leads to tons of citizens celebrating, and families being reunited.

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August 1949 - Soviet Union Conducts first Successful Test of Atomic Bomb

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August 1949 - Soviet Union Conducts first Successful Test of Atomic Bomb

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After gaining important information from the Manhattan Project, which was conducted by Soviet Spies, they were able to develop their own nuclear weapon. This led to the beginning of the nuclear arms race between the Soviet Union and the U.S.

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September 30 1949 - Berlin Airlifting Ends

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September 30 1949 - Berlin Airlifting Ends

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The U.K. and U.S. finally end their airlift, months after the blockade itself did. This was a act of kindness, but also encouraging capitalist mindsets in Berlin.

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After the U.S. and Soviet Union each gained their halves of Korea, they heavily influenced their sides. After the two major countries withdrew, the northern half of Korea invaded the south, and after seeing how underprepared the south was, the U.S. stepped in. This led to a somewhat of a proxy war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

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November 1 1952 - U.S. tests their first hydrogen bomb

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November 1 1952 - U.S. tests their first hydrogen bomb

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On the island of Elugelab in the Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands, at exactly 7:15 local time, the U.S. tested their first hydrogen bomb. The yield of the explosion was over 700 times larger than that of the one that occurred at Hiroshima.

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After 3 years, the war finally ends, but not on a peace treaty. The two countries decide to settle the war armistice, creating the Korean Demilitarized Zone.

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October 1957 - Space Race begins due to the launching of Sputnik

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October 1957 - Space Race begins due to the launching of Sputnik

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With the U.S. and USSR wanting to be more technologically advanced than the other, their sights eventually landed on space. This proved to the U.S. that the USSR had the technology to attack the US with nuclear weapons.

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January 1958 - U.S. launches Explorer 1 into orbit

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January 1958 - U.S. launches Explorer 1 into orbit

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After losing the race to get the first satellite, the U.S. finally got their first. After this, the race to the moon began.

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Just like Korea, Vietnam was heavily influenced by both the U.S, and the USSR, this led to nationalist parties creating North Vietnam. Seeing this, the USSR and China backed North Vietnam, while the U.S. backed the other half. Just like Korea, the U.S. saw this as another chance to stop the spread of Communism.

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The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed assault that was secretly funded by the CIA. The goal of this mission was to overthrow Fidel Castro and his communist government, under the guise of it being directed by around 1400 Cuban exiles.

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August 13 1961 - Berlin Wall Construction Begins

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August 13 1961 - Berlin Wall Construction Begins

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In order to stop the flow of immigrants from East to West Berlin, the East government was given permission to close the border.

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October 31 1961 - The USSR tests the Tsar Bomba

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October 31 1961 - The USSR tests the Tsar Bomba

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Dropped on the Novaya Zemlya Island, this bomb's yield was reduced by 50% when it was tested. Despite that, it was at least 3000 times larger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

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October 16 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis Begins

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October 16 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis Begins

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After being informed of photographs in which the USSR is constructing nuclear missile launch sites, President John F. Kennedy would form the Executive Committee. Due to this, the U.S. formed a ring of ships around Cuba to prevent any further Soviet importing into Cuba.

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October 29 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis Ends

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October 29 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis Ends

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On this day, the USSR's leader would order the removal and dismantle of the soviet missiles. Though the U.S. would not end their "quarantine" until November 20 of that year.

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The Titan II was the largest land-based missile to ever be deployed by the U.S. Along with that, its ridiculous launch speed helped to make it a strong nuclear war deterrent for a long time.

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1963 - "Hot Line" established between the U.S. and USSR

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1963 - "Hot Line" established between the U.S. and USSR

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After the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S. and USSR established the Hot Line to avoid any more misunderstandings. Its first important use was in 1967 during the Arab-Israeli War to explain U.S. fleet movements.

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July 19 1969 - The U.S. Wins the Space Race

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July 19 1969 - The U.S. Wins the Space Race

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On this day, after being overtaken multiple times in the Space Race, the U.S. finally pulled ahead and won. They landed the first man on the moon, and planted their flag on the moon to make sure the next visitor there would know.

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This war was extremely unpopular in the U.S, and after over 10 years of war it finally ended. This led to the U.S. withdrawing their forcing, leading to the uniting of Vietnam under a Socialist Republic.

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November 1983 - Able Archer and the War Scare 

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November 1983 - Able Archer and the War Scare 

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During a training procedure used to prepare for the change from conventional to nuclear war, the USSR misinterpreted as preparation for the U.S. striking the USSR first. Much remains classified of the War Scare, even years after the incident.

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June 1987 - "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

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June 1987 - "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

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President Ronald Reagan on this day demanded the Soviet General Secretary tear down the Berlin Wall. This signaled the beginning of the Berlin Walls destruction.

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18 months after Ronald Reagan's grand statement, the Berlin Wall finally fell. Millions of German citizens celebrated this momentous event that started the beginning of the end for the USSR.

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After the destruction of the Berlin Wall, many nations used the panic and unrest from destruction to overthrow their governments. This led to almost every European nation in the east being overthrown, and the Cold War ending.