Cold War Timeline by Denise Quinonez

The Cold War

dequin12377 — 2025-05-05 21:51:17 UTC

The Cold War was to be an indirect war that involved the United States that they represented as capitalism and the Soviet Union, that represented communism. The 2 nations would soon be in a big competition fighting each other. This caused the outbreak of the war that would spread communism.

Yalta Conference

dequin12377 — 2025-05-05 21:58:58 UTC

The Yalta conference was the discussion of what Eastern Europe needed and what the soviet union would be doing after the WWII. The meeting would have presented the leaders of the U.S, President Harry S. Truman, Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin. After the conference, it came to the decision that they wouldn't allow free elections in Eastern Europe.

Potsdam Confrence

dequin12377 — 2025-05-06 20:45:19 UTC

The purpose of the Potsdam Conference was to ensure the decisions made in the Yalta Conference, as they both agreed to help out Eastern Europe. Stalin, Truman, and the new British minister would be there to speak, as they would leave that conference with many concerns. Throughout that time, Stalin made it known that there would be no free elections, Germany would be divided and be under the control of the new representative.

"Iron Curtain"

dequin12377 — 2025-05-06 21:01:57 UTC

Winston Churchill would share his speech called "Sinews of Peace" as he would develop the phrase of "Iron Curtain". All it meant was they would describe the political division that communism was spreading. It was also to show the division between the Eastern and Western division that they had over communism.

Truman Doctrine

dequin12377 — 2025-05-07 15:38:43 UTC

The purpose that the Truman Doctrine had was to give aid to Greece and Turkey, as they would help them out, not being a part of the Communist Party. For the reason that Greece and Turkey were battling against communism as an aspect for the Soviet Union, Truman thought it was his job to help out and keep avoiding the sread.

Containment

dequin12377 — 2025-05-07 15:39:23 UTC

Containment occurred when they were battling communism and wanted to keep many European countries out of the containment. They included it not so long after the Truman Doctrine, as it implied new goals. Containment's purpose was to keep communism contained inside the borders. George Kennan was the historian of the United States said he wanted to reach the goal of containment with the full commitment of American economics and political. It also showed how the U.S was very powerful.

The Marshall Plan

dequin12377 — 2025-05-07 15:39:39 UTC

The Marshall Plan was a goal that provided financial aid support and gave Western Europe economic aid. They provided food, as it also reduced famine. In addition gave $13 billion dollars in grants and loans.

Germany Divided

dequin12377 — 2025-05-07 15:40:01 UTC

Leading up to the WWII the United States decided that Britain and France would take over the control of Germany, as in the soviet union was controlling East Germany. East Germany was in the hands of the communist government, and the West of Germany was being controlled by aid and support that was being provided from the United States. It had an impact because it showed the reason behind the soviet union attempting to stop the spread of communism.

Berlin Blockade

dequin12377 — 2025-05-07 15:40:27 UTC

When Truman decided that he would actually send help to European countries, Stalin had changed his opinion. In 1948, Stalin declined the aid and was aware that without that, they wouldn't receive help anyway. West Berlin would fall into communism as if that's what Stalin wanted. This led to Stalin blocking the borders, and they wouldn't let berlin reacieve any help.

Berlin Airlift

dequin12377 — 2025-05-07 15:41:31 UTC

The Berlin Airlift was the reason that they would eventually allow it to be able and aid West Berlin. This also meant that they would be saved from communism, and the soviet union would fail to keep it in control. This event had a huge impact because it showed the strength and dedication they had to stop the spread of communism.

Berlin Wall

dequin12377 — 2025-05-22 03:40:52 UTC

The Berlin Wall was established in the 1961 by the East German government with the support of the Soviet Union, which was helping. The purpose was to separate East and West Berlin as it would also help with the Germans escaping and leaving for the West. It also had a tower for the guards next to the concrete walls, which the wall was then known to be the "Death Strip". It became very powerful in the Cold War due to its representing the restriction of the freedom and the relationship the soviet union had with the U.S. The Berlin Wall was up until November 1989.

The formation of NATO

dequin12377 — 2025-05-22 03:41:15 UTC

NATO was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that was formed in the 1949 by the 12 western countries that provided the collective defense against the Soviet Union. It also promoted stability and security in the North Atlantic areas. The purpose of the NATO was to respond to the threat that the Soviet Union would ensure in peace after the World War II .

Bay of Pigs invasion

dequin12377 — 2025-05-22 03:41:27 UTC

The Bay of the Pigs invasion was a military operation that failed in the 1961. They were made up of the US-backed Cuban exiles who were trained on the coastr of cuba in the bay of the pigs. This invasion was a big fail as the planning was really bad and the support of cuban wasn't there. The castros force was a big challenge for them too.

Cuban Missile Crisis

dequin12377 — 2025-05-22 03:41:35 UTC

The Cuban Missile Crisis was the 13th day conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. The soviet union began placing the nuclear missiles in Cuba that would strike major cities in the United States within just a couple of minutes. This also brought the 2 nations to be close to the nuclear war. After negotiations, they agreed to withdraw the missiles in exchange for the US to guarantee and to not invade Cuba, as well as agreeing to remove the US missiles from Turkey. This crisis marked a peak in the Cold War's tensions.

The Korean war

dequin12377 — 2025-05-22 03:41:44 UTC

The Korean War was a huge problem that was between North Korea and South Korea, as it also lasted 3 years from 1950-1953. North Korea was supported by the Soviet Union and China while South Korea was supported by the United States and the UN forces. The war was a result of the Cold War tension between the communists in the north and the non-communist people in the south. North Korea attempted to bring South Korea under communist rule and to rule by the government. The ending to the war was a statement in the 1953 as there was no victory on either side. Till this day North and South Korea are separated.

The Vietnam War

dequin12377 — 2025-05-22 03:41:52 UTC

North Vietnam and South Vietnam had their own problems that caused a big conflict. Throughout the years, the United States became allied with the South Vietnam, and they would get involved. The war was brutal and led the United States military to question why they would fight North Vietnam, as it was 3 million. This decision meant the North Vietnam would win the war.

The Antiwar Movement

dequin12377 — 2025-05-22 03:42:00 UTC

The antiwar movement was a protest that went against wars, and they would try and have the military get out of the war. The antiwar movement would have more than being a simple peaceful protest so that there population would also increase of the protesters.

Detente

dequin12377 — 2025-05-22 03:42:07 UTC

Detente would have marked a shift in the Cold War and would then shown improvement the communication, and to also in corporate. This would introduce the limit to the amount d the nuclear weapon. This agreement on security and cooperation on human rights. Detent would also increase the trade and cultural exchange between the two nations.

The Nixon trip to China

dequin12377 — 2025-05-22 17:20:16 UTC

The United States president would have visited the Republic of China, and they would have had a partnership with China. Richard Nixon would visit the PRC and would have end the 25-year period of no diplomatic ties. This would mean that the communism party and the soviet union would be awaken and they would have a ground breaking moment for the United States.

The fall of the Soviet union

dequin12377 — 2025-05-22 17:20:38 UTC

The soviet union was on the edge. They would be ruled by a certain system that was planned, and they wouldn't be able to keep the pace with the West's technology and goods that they had to offer the Soviet Union. They were composed of 15 republics, and they were trying to get their independence, as in particular, the republic. This republic would be weakened to centralize the government, and they were resigned as the president and would have the Soviet Union dissolve. The CIS would then be formed to be the newly independent republic.