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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).
Cold War organizations – throughout the Cold War a series of organizations were created to either further the goals of individual and groups of states, or to act as intermediaries in reducing the tension. NATO - Formed 1949; Southeast Asia Treaty Organization - Formed 1954, disbanded 1977; Middle East Treaty Organization - Formed 1955 ...
The Cold War was a period of global geopolitical rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which lasted from 1947 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
August 17, 1945: December 27, 1949 Dutch East Indies United Kingdom: Indonesia Supported by: United States India Japan Soviet Union: Southeast Asia: Indonesia gained independence End of World War II: War in Vietnam (1945–46) September 13, 1945: March 30, 1946: French Indochina United Kingdom. Japan. Viet Minh: Southeast Asia: Western Bloc ...
1945 1949 1945 Khuzestan revolt [1] Iran: Khuzestan rebels 1945 1950 Crusader insurgency Yugoslavia: Crusaders: 1945 1949 Chinese Civil War (second phase) Chinese Communist Party People's Republic of China (after 1949) Supported by: Soviet Union Republic of China. Supported by: United States. 1945 1945 August Revolution: Việt Minh: Empire of ...
Cold War (Indirect War) 1946: 1991: 45 years Chadian Civil Wars: 1965: 2010: 45 years Internal conflict in Peru: 17 May 1980: Ongoing: 44 years and 8 months Maoist insurgency in Turkey: 12 September 1980: Ongoing: 44 years, 4 months and 5 days Kongo Civil War: 1665: 1709: 44 years Sino-Dutch conflicts: 1620: 1662: 42 years Thirty-Eight Years ...
It also served as a top-secret site for testing the feasibility of deploying nuclear missiles from the Arctic during the Cold War. The base housed 85-200 soldiers and was powered by a nuclear reactor.
Cold War (1947–1948) Cold War (1948–1953) Cold War (1953–1962) ... Cold War (1985–1991) Frozen conflicts; Related topics. Timeline of events. Historiography ...