Cold War By pbecker@sfcs.k12.ny.us Feb 4, 1945 Yalta Conference (Churchill, FDR, Stalin) Apr 4, 1945 United Nations formed. Period: May 4, 1945 to May 4, 1990 Germany divided East-West Period: Jul 17, 1945 to Aug 2, 1945 Potsdam Conference Aug 6, 1945 US Bombs Hiroshima Mar 5, 1946 Winston Churchill delivers his "iron curtain" speech. Mar 12, 1947 Truman Doctrine (Containment) Period: Jun 5, 1947 to May 4, 1952 Marshall Plan Jun 24, 1948 Berlin blockade/Berlin airlift begins May 13, 1949 Berlin blockade/Airlift ends May 4, 1950 Korean War Jul 4, 1953 End of Korean War May 4, 1954 French defeated at Dein Bein Phu Jul 4, 1954 Vietnam split north and south May 4, 1956 After French leave Vietnam, US begins training South Vietnamese troops. May 4, 1961 Berlin Wall built Oct 26, 1962 Cuban Missle Crisis Nov 4, 1965 First official battle between North Vietnamese and American troops. Apr 17, 1975 US declares the war in Vietnam is over Period: May 4, 1979 to May 4, 1989 Soviet Afghan war. May 4, 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Primier of USSR Nov 4, 1989 Berlin Wall falls Oct 3, 1990 Germany reunited Aug 4, 1991 Soviet Union falls.