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World map during Cold War

Political map of the Cold War.

The Cold War started in 1944 and the end has been disputed; either 1990 or 1991.

1940s[]

  1. February - The Long Telegram
  2. March - Winston Churchill's 'Iron Curtain Speech '
  • 1947:
  1. March - Truman Doctrine
  2. June - Marshall Plan

1950s[]

  • 1950 Treaty Of Friendship
  • 1950 NATO
  • 1951-1953 Korean War
  • 1953-1961 President Eisenhower
  • 1954 Domino Theory
  • 1955 -1958 Quemoy/Matsu
  • 1956 Poland
  • 1956 Khruschev's Secret Speech
  • 1956 Hungarian Uprising
  • 1959-1961 Mao's Great Leap Forward
  • 1959 Cuban Revolution

1960s[]

  • 1960 Budapest Meeting
  • 1962 Sino-Indian War & Indo-China
  • 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
  • 1968 Prague Spring
  • 1969 Ussuri River Conflict

1970s[]

  • 1972 Nixon's Visit to China
  • Ping Pong Diplomacy
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