Cold War By ShellyShell24 Mar 4, 1945 Yalta Conference meeting of FDR, Churchill, Stalin - the 'Big Three'Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe. The Cold War Begins Period: Mar 4, 1945 to Aug 1, 1991 COLD WAR http://www.datesandevents.org/events-timelines/03-cold-war-timeline.htm Aug 6, 1945 Enola Gay dropped on Hiroshima Aug 6, 1945 Bockscar dropped on Nagaski Aug 14, 1945 Japanese surrender End of World War II Mar 5, 1946 Sinews of Peace" Iron Curtain Speech by Winston Churchill - "an "iron curtain" has descended on Europe" Mar 5, 1946 hurchill gives his famous "Iron Curtain" speech in Fulton, Missouri Mar 12, 1947 Truman Doctrine - Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War Mar 12, 1947 A speech by President Harry S. Truman Truman Doctrine," containment of Communism Mar 2, 1948 Truman's Loyalty Program created to catch Cold War spies Apr 4, 1949 NATO Ratified Apr 11, 1951 Truman Fires MacAruthur Jun 29, 1956 USSR sent tanks into Poznan, Poland, to suppress demonstrations by workers Sep 4, 1956 USSR sent military aid to Afghanistan Oct 4, 1957 Sputnik launched into orbit May 1, 1960 Soviet Union reveals that U.S. spy plane was shot down over Soviet territory Nov 1, 1960 John F. Kennedy elected President of USA Apr 1, 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion Aug 17, 1961 Construction of Berlin Wall begins Apr 17, 1975 North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam which falls to Communist forces Aug 1, 1991 End of Soviet Union and the Cold War Ends
