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The Cold War was an ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies that developed after World War II.

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1945-1953 Truman Doctrine and Marshall plan

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1945-1953 Truman Doctrine and Marshall plan

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The Truman Doctrine promised help to any country fighting  a communism takeover. "start of containment theory."
The Marshall Plan offered economic aid to all European states to help recover from WW2.

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1948-53 The Red Scare: The conviction of Alger Hiss and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

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1948-53 The Red Scare: The conviction of Alger Hiss and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

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The Red Scare refers to the widespread fear of communism. The campaign of investigations and convictions of so-posed communists in the U.S. was called McCarthyism.

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1949/1955 - Creation of NATO and Warsaw Pact

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1949/1955 - Creation of NATO and Warsaw Pact

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To protect against the spread of communism the U.S. and 11 other western nations formed NATO in 1949. The Soviet Union and its affiliated communist nations in eastern Europe founded the Warsaw Pact in 1955. This alignment provided the framework for the military standoff that continued throughout the Cold War.

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"Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Peking, Mao Zedong announces that the new Chinese government will be “under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.”
Despite massive U.S. support for the Nationalist regime, Mao’s forces were victorious in 1949 and drove the Nationalist government onto the island of Taiwan. In September, with cannons firing salutes and ceremonial flags waving, Mao announced the victory of communism in China and vowed to establish the constitutional and governmental framework to protect the “people’s revolution.” Histoy.com" The spread of communism in China scared the Americans because they thought that communism would rule the world.

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1950’s-1960’s- Bomb Shelters and “Duck & Cover” Drills; Berlin Wall

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1950’s-1960’s- Bomb Shelters and “Duck & Cover” Drills; Berlin Wall

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The U.S. thought they where getting into a nuclear war with the Soviet Union. President John F. Kennedy went on T.V. and told the american people that the Soviet Union had secretly placed nuclear missiles in Cuba and that they were aimed at U.S. cities. The U. S. was scared and they built bomb shelters and practiced drills called "duck and cover."

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1950-1953- Korean War (start and stalemate)

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1950-1953- Korean War (start and stalemate)

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the communist North Korea pushed South Korea farther south and in the efforts of containing communism ( Containment Theory) the U.S. got involved and pushed North Korea to the 38 parallel and the war ended in a stalemate.

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1952-1958- Dwight D. Eisenhower’s foreign policies (“Domino Theory” & “Massive                                                                                                                                           Retaliation”)

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1952-1958- Dwight D. Eisenhower’s foreign policies (“Domino Theory” & “Massive                                                                                                                                           Retaliation”)

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Eisenhowers' Domino Theory thought that if one country falls to communism then they all would fall. Massive retaliation is a military doctrine and nuclear strategy in which a state commits itself to retaliate in much greater force in the event of an attack.

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1954 - Red Scare con’t.: McCarthyism (include McCarthy Hearings)

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1954 - Red Scare con’t.: McCarthyism (include McCarthy Hearings)

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McCarthyism was the campaign of investigations and convictions of so-posed communists in the U.S. McCarthy was publicly reprimanded for: abuse of some senators, insulting the senate when they condemned him and contempt of a Senate sub-elections committee. He lost his position in Senate and effectively lost his power.

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1961-63- John F. Kennedy’s foreign policies (Bay of Pigs Invasion and Cuban Missile                                                                                                                                                     Crisis)

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1961-63- John F. Kennedy’s foreign policies (Bay of Pigs Invasion and Cuban Missile                                                                                                                                                     Crisis)

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The U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a tense, 13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from U.S. shores. In a TV address on October 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy told the american people about this and this started the duck and over drills. The Bay of Pigs Invasion in April 1961 was a failed attack launched by the CIA during the Kennedy administration to push Cuban leader Fidel Castro from power.

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1962/1969- Space Race 1st American Man to Orbit the Earth and 1st Man on the Moon

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1962/1969- Space Race 1st American Man to Orbit the Earth and 1st Man on the Moon

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President John F. Kennedy  made the bold, public claim that the U.S. would land a man on the moon before the end of the decade. In February 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth. Neil Armstrong was the first person on the moon. The moon landing marked the end of the Space Race.

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The conflict in Vietnam took root during an independence movement against French colonial rule and evolved into a Cold War confrontation. The Vietnam War was fought between communist North Vietnam, backed by the Soviet Union and China, and South Vietnam, supported by the United States.

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1964- Gulf of Tonkin (Incident & Resolution)

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1964- Gulf of Tonkin (Incident & Resolution)

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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorized President Lyndon Johnson to “take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression” by the communist government of North Vietnam. This was the U.S. first involvement in Vietnam.

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1969-1973-Vietnamization (1975- End of the Vietnam War)

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1969-1973-Vietnamization (1975- End of the Vietnam War)

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President Richard M. Nixon assumed responsibility for the Vietnam War as he swore the oath of office on January 20, 1969. The United States worked toward building South Vietnam’s military capacity through a program known as “Vietnamization.” North Vietnamese forces triggered a major offensive in the Central Highlands in March 1975. On April 30, 1975, NVA tanks rolled through the gate of the Presidential Palace in Saigon, effectively ending the war.

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1969-74- Richard Nixon’s foreign policies (China & USSR) and Watergate Scandal

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1969-74- Richard Nixon’s foreign policies (China & USSR) and Watergate Scandal

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Nixon focused on reducing the dangers of the Cold War among the Soviet Union and China. His policy sought on détente with both nations, which were hostile to the U.S. and to each other. He moved away from the traditional American policy of containment of Communism, hoping each side would seek American favor.

A June 1972 break-in to the Democratic National Committee headquarters led to an investigation that revealed multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration.The Watergate scandal began early in the morning of June 17, 1972, when several burglars were arrested in the office of the Democratic National Committee, located in the Watergate complex of buildings in Washington, D.C. The prowlers were connected to President Richard Nixon’s reelection campaign. Nixon resigns before getting impeached.

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1980s-Ronald Reagan’s foreign policies (Economic & Political Pressure on Gorbachev)

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1980s-Ronald Reagan’s foreign policies (Economic & Political Pressure on Gorbachev)

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Ronald Reagan challenged the moral legitimacy of the soviet union . He increased the U.S. military and economic power to put pressure on the Soviet Union.

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1988-1991- Fall of the Soviet Union (include Glasnost & Perestroika, fall of Berlin Wall)

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1988-1991- Fall of the Soviet Union (include Glasnost & Perestroika, fall of Berlin Wall)

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The soviet union fell due to internal problems. the Soviet Union could not afford to compete with the U.S. there where rising nationalism in many Soviet republics. Gorbachev introduced 2 policy's 1. Glasnost, 2. Perestroika.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lyFaJo9DXnao4kaow0d0DF6D3LmBbzjE2r22zy8P-V8/edit