Cold War: 1945-1991 By dklamar19 May 8, 1945 World War II Ends in Europe Wold War II ends August 1945. Aug 6, 1945 United States drops an Atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan Jan 19, 1947 Poland falls under Communist regime Jun 24, 1948 Berlin Airlift Begins Apr 4, 1949 NATO is established Jun 25, 1950 Korean War Begins Jul 27, 1953 Korean War Ends May 14, 1955 Warsaw Pact Created Nov 4, 1956 Red Army Crushes Hungarian Revolution Oct 4, 1957 Soviets Launch First Man Made Satellite Feb 16, 1959 Fidel Castro installs Communist Government