Cold War Timeline Part 1
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Updated: 30 Apr 2021
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Created byJay Bhalala
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Winston Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech :
June 10, 1946
A speech given in Fulton, Missouri by British
prime minister, Winston Chruchill, in which
he said that the US and the British must act
as guardians of peace and stability against
the Communist Soviet Union, which he said
had lowered an iron curtain.Truman Doctrine:
March 12, 1947
President Harry Truman
said he will do everything
in the U.S.’s power to resist
the growth of communism.
He focused on Greece and
Turkey, as they were currently
in the process of being taken
over by communists.Marshall Plan:
April 3, 1948
The plan gave 12
billion dollars to
Europe after World
War II. Europe used
this money to rebuild
themselves, resulting
in a 35% increase in
economic output.Creation of NATO:
April 4, 1949
This organization
was created to defend
against the Soviets.
They pledged with one
another to support each
other in conflicts against
the Soviet Union.Geneva Accords:
August 12, 1949
Aimed to protect
sick/wounded soldiers
from the war, sea, and
prisoners of war.Geneva Accords (Vietnam War):
July 20, 1954
A set of multiple accords created
at during the Geneva Conference,
where the future of Vietnam was
discussed and foreign involvement
was removed
Removed Communist influence from
Vietnam and helped to bring North
and South Vietnam together-
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Mao Zedong’s takeover of China:
(1945-1949)
During the Chinese Civil War, Mao
Zedong led the Communists who
became more preferred over the
Nationalists by the common person
as they did things to make the lives
of the civilians better. They defeated
the Nationalists and established the
People’s Republic of China.Berlin Blockade/Berlin Airlift :
1948-1949
The Soviet Union encircled and
blocked all connections of West
Berlin to the Allied Powers, so the
Allies used air support to deliver
supplies to the people of West
Berlin, rather than retreating out
of the area.
Destroyed Soviet hopes
of stopping the creation of a West
German state and eventually led to
the fall of the Berlin Wall.Korean War:
1950-1953
A war that started
when North Korean
soldiers invaded South
Korea, which prompted
the involvement of the
US in the war.
The US fought on behalf
of South Korea and brought
the war to an armistice, with
around 5 million soldiers
having died altogether in the war.Dien Bien Phu:
March 13, 1954-May 7, 1954
The battle was
fought between
the Viet Minh forces
and French forces.
The battle was fought
near the village of Dien
Bien Phu. This ended
France’s power in
Southeast Asia by ending
the First Indochina War.
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