TIMELINE II: Conflicts By smb8 Jan 1, 1898 Spanish American War Jan 1, 1914 World War I Jan 1, 1919 End of World War I Jan 1, 1927 Communist Takeover of China Jan 1, 1939 World War II Jan 1, 1945 End of World War II Jan 1, 1948 Berlin Blockade Jan 1, 1949 End of Berlin Blockade Jan 1, 1950 End of Communist Takeover of China Jan 1, 1950 Korean Conflict Jan 1, 1953 End of Korean Conflict Jan 1, 1959 Vietnam Conflict Jan 1, 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion Jan 1, 1975 End of Vietnam Conflict Jan 1, 1979 USSR Invasion of Afganistan Jan 1, 1983 Grenada Invasion Jan 1, 1990 Persian Gulf War Jan 1, 1991 End of Persian Gulf War Jan 1, 2001 War on Terrorism