The Cold War

The rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union, from the end of the Second World War to 1991.

A timeline of 25 events from 1945 to 1991, by stevejeffery1703, on Timeline Source.

Events

1. The Cold War: Jan 1, 1945 – Dec 26, 1991
2. Yalta Conference: Feb 4, 1945 – Feb 11, 1945
3. Iron Curtain speech: Mar 5, 1946
4. Truman Doctrine: Mar 12, 1947
5. Marshall Plan: Apr 3, 1948
6. Berlin Blockade and Airlift: Jun 24, 1948 – May 12, 1949
7. NATO founded: Apr 4, 1949
8. First Soviet atomic bomb: Aug 29, 1949
9. Korean War: Jun 25, 1950 – Jul 27, 1953
10. Warsaw Pact: May 14, 1955
11. Vietnam War: Nov 1, 1955 – Apr 30, 1975
12. Hungarian Revolution: Oct 23, 1956 – Nov 10, 1956
13. Sputnik 1: Oct 4, 1957
14. Berlin Wall built: Aug 13, 1961
15. Cuban Missile Crisis: Oct 16, 1962 – Oct 28, 1962
16. Prague Spring crushed: Aug 20, 1968
17. Apollo 11 lands on the Moon: Jul 20, 1969
18. Nixon in China: Feb 21, 1972 – Feb 28, 1972
19. SALT I signed: May 26, 1972
20. Soviet war in Afghanistan: Dec 24, 1979 – Feb 15, 1989
21. Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader: Mar 11, 1985
22. INF Treaty: Dec 8, 1987
23. Fall of the Berlin Wall: Nov 9, 1989
24. Germany reunified: Oct 3, 1990
25. Soviet Union dissolved: Dec 26, 1991