Cold War Timeline

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Cold war timeline. Alternatively watch this nine minute explainer video for an overview of the cold. The united states and the soviet union fight on the same side but their leaders remain suspicious of each other. Timeline of the cold war from 3rd july 1945 to the governments of the u s. This is a timeline of the main events of the cold war a state of political and military tension after world war ii between powers in the western bloc the united states its nato allies and others and powers in the eastern bloc the soviet union its allies in the warsaw pact and later the people s republic of china.

The cold war begins may 8. Timeline of the cold war 1945 defeat of germany and japan february 4 11. The cold war a pop culture timeline. And the soviet union announcing the end of the cold war on the 2nd december 1989.

The surprise attack on pearl harbor leads the united states to enter world war ii. The cold war timeline provides fast information via the timeline which highlights the key dates and major historical significance in a fast information format. Ve day victory in europe. The cold war period of 1985 1991 began with the rise of mikhail gorbachev as general secretary of the communist party of the soviet union gorbachev was a revolutionary leader for the ussr as he was the first to promote liberalization of the political landscape and capitalist elements into the economy perestroika.

This post is a comprehensive timeline of the cold war from the origins of the russian american conflict following world war two to the final dissolution of the soviet union and the fall of the berlin wall at the end of the 20th century. Necessity makes ideological foes into allies. Germany surrenders to the red army in berlin. The cold war was fought in the aftermath of world war two from the collapse of the wartime alliance between the anglo american led allies and the ussr to the collapse of the ussr itself with the most common dates for these identified as 1945 to 1991.

Scroll down to learn more. The cold war between communist bloc nations and western allies defined postwar politics. Yalta conference meeting of fdr churchill stalin the big three soviet union has control of eastern europe.