Cold War Time Line By icarley97 Sep 24, 1946 Policy of Containment Period: Sep 24, 1946 to Dec 1, 1991 Policy of Containment Mar 12, 1947 Truman Doctrine Jun 5, 1947 Marshall Plan Jun 26, 1948 Berlin Air Lift End Blockade of west Berlin Jan 1, 1949 Comecon Period: Jan 1, 1949 to Jan 1, 1991 Comecon Apr 4, 1949 Nato Formed May 1, 1949 Creation of Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) Aug 29, 1949 Soviet Union Test Their First Atomic Bomb May 1, 1950 Communists Defeat Nationalists in China Jun 25, 1950 Korean War Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953 Korean War Mar 5, 1953 Stalin's Death Mar 13, 1954 Dien Bien Phu Period: Mar 13, 1954 to May 7, 1954 Dien Bien Phu Period: Nov 1, 1955 to Apr 30, 1975 Vietnam War Oct 4, 1957 Soviets Launch Sputnick into Space Aug 15, 1961 Berlin Wall Erected Oct 22, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Aug 7, 1964 Johnson Escalates Troop numbers to Start Vietnam War Jan 7, 1973 Nixon Signs Agreement to Withdraw from Vietnam Dec 24, 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan Nov 9, 1989 Berlin Wall Torn Down
