1942 - 1992 By Andrew Borocki Feb 20, 1945 Yalta Conference Aug 6, 1945 Unites States first used Atomic Bombs in war Aug 14, 1945 V-J DAy Mar 20, 1946 "Iron Curtain" speech Jun 20, 1947 Marshal Plan Jun 28, 1948 Berlin Blockade Jul 20, 1949 NATO Sep 20, 1949 Mao Zedong takes controll of China Sep 27, 1949 USSR explodes first atomic bomb Feb 20, 1950 Joseph McCarthy starts searchs for Commuinists Jun 19, 1950 Rosenberg Jun 20, 1950 Start of the Korean War Jul 20, 1953 Korean War ends Jul 20, 1954 Vietnam splits at the 17th parallel May 20, 1955 Warsaw Pact Oct 4, 1957 Sputnik launch Jan 20, 1959 Fidel Castro takes control over Cuba May 20, 1960 U-2 incident Nov 20, 1960 J.F.K. elected Apr 20, 1961 Bay of Pigs Aug 20, 1961 Berlin Wall Oct 20, 1962 Cuban Missle Crisis Apr 20, 1975 Vietnam falls to Communism Nov 20, 1989 Berlin Wall Falls Dec 20, 1989 Soviet Empire Falls Oct 20, 1990 Germany reunited Aug 20, 1992 End of Cold War