Cold War Timeline by Aliciya Taylor-Broussard

GI Bill (June 22, 1944)

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Benefits that were given to veterans after World War II. Things like money and good education were provided to these people who fought in the war.

Yalta Conference (February 4-11, 1945)

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The meeting of three world leaders from the US, USSR and Europe.

These three people decided to split Germany into four zones.

Marshall Plan (Apr. 3, 1948)

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The Marshall plan was the operation of sending millions of dollars to Europe to help them with war. They provided trading of goods and supported democratic development in Europe.

Berlin Airlift (June 24, 1948- May 12, 1949)

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When the Berlin Wall was built to keep the Allies out of Russias side of Berlin Truman arranged airlifts to land every 3 minutes to give his people their necessities.

NATO formed (Apr. 4, 1949)

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An alliance of 30+ countries that promised to help each other and to stick together.

USSR gets atomic bomb (Aug. 20, 1949)

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This happened in August 29, 1949 when the Soviet Union gets its first atomic bomb. It first exploded at a test site named Semipalatinsk in Kazakhstan.

China turns red (Oct. 1, 1949)

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After winning the war Zedong creates the PRC as the new Republic leader of China.

Korean War (June 25. 1950 - July 27, 1959)

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A conflict fought on the peninsula of Korea no one could win so they split it creating North Korea and South Korea.

Warsaw Pact (May 14, 1955)

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A friendship treat of mutual assistance to help defend other countries against enemies.

Interstate Highway Pact (June 26, 1956)

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An act created by President D. Eisenhower that gave $175 million to the interstate system.

Sputnik I launched (Oct 4, 1957)

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When the Soviet Union launched the very first successful satellite which shocked many. Fun fact: The second Sputnik launched was launched with a dog in it.

Bay of Pigs invasion (Apr 17, 1961)

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The Bay of Pigs invasion was a very bad attempt by US to help backup Cuban and overthrow the government.

Berlin Wall (Aug. 13, 1961 - Nov. 9. 1989)

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A blockade separating West Berlin from East Berlin by the USSR to keep the Allies out because they didn’t like the US anymore.

Cuban Missile Crisis (Oct. 16-29, 1962)

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A really bad time where the USSR and the US almost nuked the entire world over a conflict (lucky I’m here writing about it right now).

Moon Landing (July 20, 1969)

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This was the first time that humans from the US landed on the moon.

SALT Treaty (May 26, 1972)

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This treated was created by Nixon and Soviet General to limit the amount of nuclear missiles being kept.

US opens relations with China (1979)

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The US acknowledges the PRC and creates a relation with the government of China.

USSR Dissolved (Dec. 26, 1991)

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the USSR becomes Russia and they change their government.