The Cold War By brittaniemariee Aug 9, 1945 Use of Atomic Weapons against Japan President Truman gives permission for the use of atomic weapons against Japan. Sep 2, 1945 Japan Surrenders Japan surrenders unconditonally Jan 1, 1946 Chinese Civil War resumes Mar 2, 1946 British Soldiers Withdraw Jul 11, 1947 New occupation policies The US annouces new occupation policies against Germanyyy Apr 4, 1948 NATO was founded Jun 14, 1948 Berlin Airlift Began May 11, 1949 The soviet blockage of Berlin ends May 14, 1949 Berlin Airlift Ended Oct 7, 1949 The soviets declare their zone in Germany Jun 25, 1950 Korean War Oct 2, 1950 the untied nations cross the 38th parallel into North Korea Apr 28, 1952 Japan signs the treaty of San Fransico & the treaty of Taipei Jan 20, 1953 Dwight Eisenhower become President of the United States Jan 21, 1954 US launches first Neuclear Submarine Feb 16, 1960 France sucessfully tests its first atomic bomb Aug 13, 1961 Berlin wall was built Oct 27, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Dec 2, 1966 Forming of NATO Apr 30, 1975 Vietnam War Jan 8, 1976 The Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai dies of Cancer Dec 14, 1984 Perestroika and Glasnost Nov 9, 1989 The Fall Of The Berlin Wall Nov 11, 1989 Berlin Wall Opened Apr 14, 1991 Collapse of the Soviet Union
