1945-1989 By Justin_Holder May 7, 1945 German surrenders Period: May 7, 1945 to Apr 30, 1975 Facts Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders Mar 12, 1947 Truman Doctrine Speech Apr 6, 1948 Marshall Plan proposed Apr 4, 1949 Soviet Union control East Germany Apr 4, 1949 NATO is established Apr 4, 1949 Soviet gains control nuclear weapons Oct 1, 1949 China becomes Communist Jun 25, 1950 North Korea invaded South Korea Apr 11, 1951 Truman fires MacArthur Jan 20, 1953 Eisenhower is elected President Jun 19, 1953 Rosenburgs executed May 14, 1955 Warsaw Pact established Feb 16, 1959 Castro becomes leader of Cuba Apr 17, 1961 Bay of Pigs Oct 2, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Nov 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy assassinated Aug 2, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Jan 20, 1969 Nixon president Apr 30, 1975 North Vietnam captures Saigon
