Cold War By amanuel Feb 4, 1945 Cold War begins Period: Feb 4, 1945 to Aug 1, 1991 Cold War Mar 1, 1946 Winston Churchill delivers "Iron Curtain" Speech Speech that basically was a division between the countries Jun 1, 1947 Marshall Plan was annouced Jun 24, 1948 Berlin Blockade begins May 12, 1949 Berlin Blockade ends Jul 1, 1950 Korean war Begins Jul 1, 1953 Korean War ends May 1, 1955 Warsaw Pact formed Jan 1, 1959 Fidel Castro takes over Cuba Apr 1, 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion Aug 17, 1961 Berlin Wall being created Nov 1, 1963 President Kennedy assassinated Nov 1, 1989 Berlin Wall falls Oct 3, 1990 Germany reunited Aug 1, 1991 End of Soviet Union Cold War ends
