The Soviet Union and a handful of countries boycott the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.Ī nuclear power plant in the Soviet Union (Chernobyl, Ukraine) explodes spreading contamination over a huge area.Īt a summit in Reykjavik, Iceland, U.S. President Ronald Reagan begins to refer to the Soviet Union as an "evil empire". The United States and 60 other countries boycott the Summer Olympics (held in Moscow) to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
USSR TIMELANE SERIES
In the end, both sets of missiles were removed.Ī series of summits and discussions, including the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, between the United States and the Soviet Union led to a thawing of tensions, a "detente."Īmerican and Soviet astronauts link the Apollo and Soyuz while in earth's orbit.Īt the Winter Olympics, the American men's hockey team scored a very surprising victory against the Soviet team. nuclear missiles in Turkey and Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba leads to the most dramatic and potentially world-shattering confrontation of the Cold War. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev uses his shoe to bang on his desk at the United Nations while the American delegate is speaking. He spent nearly two years in a Soviet prison before being exchanged for a Soviet intelligence officer captured in New York. The pilot, Francis Gary Powers, was captured alive. The Soviets shoot down an American spy plane gathering information over Russian territory.
Americans, who had confidently felt they were ahead of the Soviets in technology and science, redouble their efforts in science, engineering, and the overall space race. The Soviets launch Sputnik, the first manmade object to orbit the Earth. Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill calls the division of Europe between the West and those parts dominated by the Soviet Union an " Iron Curtain." American expert George Kennan advises the United States to follow a policy of " containment" toward the Soviet Union. The struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union for domination in certain sectors and parts of the world is dubbed the Cold War.
USSR TIMELANE FULL
As co-founders of the United Nations, both countries (along with France, China, and the United Kingdom) become permanent members of United Nations Security Council with full veto authority over the council's action. The United States and Soviet Union end World War II as allies. President Franklin Roosevelt gives the USSR and other countries millions of dollars worth of weapons and other support for their fight against Nazi Germany. The United States formally recognizes the USSR, and the countries establish diplomatic relations.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is established.
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