Cold War By mernst5152 Period: Apr 12, 1945 to Jan 20, 1953 President Harry S. Truman 33rd President Nov 18, 1947 Cold War Begins The Arms Race between AMerica and the USSR starts. Period: Jun 2, 1948 to May 12, 1949 Berlin Blockade Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953 Korean War Period: Nov 1, 1955 to Apr 30, 1975 Vietnam War Nov 18, 1956 Suez Crisis Nov 19, 1961 Berlin Crisis of 1961 Nov 19, 1962 Cuban Missle Crisis Period: Jan 20, 1969 to Aug 4, 1974 President Richard Nixon 37th President Period: Oct 6, 1973 to Oct 25, 1973 Yom Kippur War Period: Dec 1, 1979 to Feb 1, 1989 Soviet War in Afghanistan Nov 19, 1983 The Soviet Downing of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 Period: Mar 15, 1990 to Dec 25, 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev Nov 18, 1991 The Cold War Ends The USSR falls apart. Nov 19, 1991 USSR Falls Apart