Cold War Era By dylink Period: 1945 to 1991 Iron Curtain Period: 1945 to 1953 Pres. Truman Feb 4, 1945 Yalta Conference Period: Jun 3, 1945 to 1951 Marshall plan Sep 2, 1945 WWII End Oct 24, 1945 Creation of United Nations Feb 22, 1946 The long telegram Period: 1947 to 1957 The Red Scare Period: Mar 12, 1947 to Aug 12, 1948 Truman Doctrine drafting Period: Jun 26, 1948 to May 12, 1949 Berlin Blockade/Airlift 1950 McCarthyism Period: 1950 to 1991 Duck and Cover Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953 Korean War Period: Nov 16, 1950 to Jul 26, 1956 Suez canal Period: 1953 to 1961 Pres. Eisenhower Jun 19, 1953 The Rosenbergs Period: May 14, 1955 to Jul 1, 1991 The Warsaw Pact Jan 5, 1957 Eisenhower Doctrine May 1, 1960 U2 Incident