Cold War By facebooker_795041033936953 May 8, 1945 Victory in Europe German surrender after Hitler's suicide Jul 24, 1945 Potsdam Agreement Aug 9, 1945 Victory in Japan Oct 24, 1945 UN created Canada founding member Jun 5, 1947 Marshall Plan Starts Jun 24, 1948 Berlin Airlift starts Apr 4, 1949 NATO created Canada member Oct 1, 1949 Communist revolution - China Jun 25, 1950 Start of Korean War Jul 27, 1953 Korean War ends May 28, 1954 Vietnam War Starts May 28, 1955 Warsaw Pact signed Oct 29, 1956 Suez Crisis Starts Nov 6, 1956 Suez Crisis ends Jan 1, 1959 Communists take control of Cuba Aug 13, 1961 Berlin Wall constructed Oct 16, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Starts Oct 28, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis ends Apr 30, 1975 Fall of Saigon May 28, 1975 Communist victory in Vietnam May 28, 1978 Afghan War Starts Apr 26, 1986 Chernobyl Natural Disaster Nov 9, 1989 Berlin Wall falls Oct 3, 1990 Reunification of Germany Dec 28, 1991 Fall of Soviet Union May 28, 1992 Afgahn War ends
