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Cold War Timeline

Brighter than a thousand suns: eyes that have seen a nuclear blast: Hiroshima

Joseph McCarthy

The Atomic Bomb

The Marshall Plan

August 6th, 1945

April 3, 1948

One of the big conspirators during the 2nd Red Scare, would also be the source of the phrase "McCarthyism". Called out and "investigated" many innocent Americans for claims of Communist loyalty (and less commonly discussed, homosexuality) He would ruin many lives over his claims that actually had no backing. As if being a Communist or a homosexual were actually bad things.

One of the containment attempts made by America. The US feared Communism would spread in Europe, so we gave European countries billions of dollars to ensure Capitalism. The plan was effective, as many European nations were never converted to Communism.

America dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Okinawa in response to the Japanese bombing Pear Harbor, a U.S naval base in Hawaii. Many argued that we did this to prevent further attacks from Japan, some feel like this was a necessary action as an equilibrium to Pearl Harbor. To this day, there is a generation of people still deformed by radiation poisoning. Countless innocent lives were destroyed, many argue that this merciless bombing could have been avoided.

2nd Red Scare

Containment

1947-1950's

The United States' attempts at containing Communism. America wanted to instill capitalism worldwide, and Communism undermined that. So, America would lose countless lives, countless dollars, and countless resources to protect Capitalist special interest. Pretty rational, right?

Brought on by Communist advancements, such as the Chinese Civil War, the American people feared Communist spies were hiding out in America, giving away secrets. Many innocent people's lives would be ruined by the suspicion that they were Communists, and this policy reflects America's absolute disdain for Communism.

Korean War

Vietnam War

1950-1953

1955-1975

The Korean Civil war between N. Korea and S. Korea that America got involved in. The north was backed by China and Soviet Union, while the south was backed by America and U.N. It ended in a stalemate, and there is still tension between N. and S. Korea.

The Vietnamese civil war fought between N. Vietnam (backed by Soviet Union and China) and S. Vietnam (backed by U.S) The U.S government saw U.S involvement as another containment tactic, but the U.S population was heavily divided on the involvement in this war.

Kent State Shootings

Warsaw Pact

May 4, 1970

May 14, 1955

Cuban Missile Crisis

1962

The defense treaty shared between 8 communist states after the Cold War including Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Albania. It was partially in response to the induction of West Germany into NATO and, as the Soviet Union put it, meant to maintain peace in Europe.

13 students were shot by the Ohio National Guard at a protest against the Cambodian Campaign, leaving 4 dead and 9 wounded. At a time where Americans were already questioning their government, this tragedy sparked national interest and awareness, much like the Black Lives Matter movements today.

The conflict between U.S and Soviet Union over deployment of Soviet missiles in Cuba. It was televised and was the closest the Cold War got to being a full out nuclear war.

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