cold war By wilfredcuban Jan 1, 1945 USSR Expansionism Jan 1, 1945 biginning of Cold War Jan 1, 1947 US Containment Jun 24, 1948 The berlin Blockade Apr 4, 1949 Formation of NATO Jun 25, 1950 Korean War May 14, 1955 Formation of the WARSAW PACT Nov 1, 1955 Vietnam war Oct 23, 1956 The Hungarian Revolution Apr 17, 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion Oct 14, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Aug 5, 1963 Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Jan 1, 1970 Ping Pong Diplomacy Dec 24, 1979 Soviet War in Afghanistan Nov 9, 1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall Jan 1, 1991 End of the Cold War Sep 12, 1998 The five cubans were arrested