Cold War History By ghartney Period: Jan 1, 1924 to Dec 31, 1953 USSR Stalin Period: Nov 18, 1945 to Nov 30, 1953 President Truman Period: Jan 1, 1947 to Dec 31, 1948 Berlin Blockade Period: Nov 18, 1947 to Nov 18, 1954 Second Red Scare/ McCarthyism Period: Nov 18, 1950 to Nov 18, 1953 Roosenberg/ Sobell Trial Period: Nov 18, 1950 to Nov 18, 1953 Korean War Period: Nov 18, 1953 to Nov 18, 1961 President Esinhower Period: Nov 19, 1954 to Nov 19, 1975 Vietnam Period: Nov 18, 1955 to Nov 18, 1964 USSR Khrushchev Period: Nov 18, 1959 to Nov 18, 1975 Space Race Period: Jan 1, 1961 to Dec 31, 1961 Bay of Pigs Period: Jan 1, 1961 to Dec 31, 1961 Cuban Missle Crisis Period: Nov 18, 1961 to Nov 18, 1963 President Kennedy Period: Nov 19, 1961 to Nov 19, 1989 Birlin Wall Period: Nov 19, 1963 to Nov 19, 1969 President Johnson Period: Nov 18, 1964 to Nov 18, 1982 Brezhnev Period: Jan 1, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 Denete Period: Nov 19, 1969 to Nov 4, 1974 President Nixon Period: Nov 19, 1974 to Nov 19, 1977 President Ward Period: Nov 19, 1977 to Nov 19, 1981 President Carter Period: Nov 19, 1981 to Nov 19, 1989 President Regan Period: Nov 19, 1985 to Nov 19, 1991 USSR Gorbachev Period: Jan 1, 1991 to Dec 30, 1991 USSR Falls