Cold War By panthers10 Apr 27, 1945 End of WWII Jun 24, 1948 Berlin Blockade Begins Apr 4, 1949 NATO Created Oct 1, 1949 Mao Zedongs Take Over Jun 25, 1950 Korean war Begins Jan 1, 1959 Cuba Taken Over By Castro Mar 15, 1960 Bay of Pigs Invasion Nov 8, 1960 Kennedy Elected President Oct 14, 1962 Cuban Missle Crisis Nov 22, 1963 Kennedy Assassination Aug 2, 1964 Gulf of Tonken Incident May 26, 1972 SALT I Signed Aug 9, 1974 Nixons Resign Nov 1, 1978 SALT II Signed Nov 4, 1980 Reagon Elected President Aug 20, 1985 Iran Contra Affair Nov 9, 1989 Berlin Wall Falls