Cold war time line event By hayhut Mar 30, 1922 19. USSR is formed Period: Jan 20, 1924 to Mar 5, 1953 21. Joseph Stalin comes Gradually comes to power. Jan 21, 1924 20. Lenin dies in Russia Feb 4, 1945 1. Yalta Conference Jul 18, 1945 2. The Potsdam Conference Mar 5, 1946 23. The term "Iron Curtain" is used by Churchill Mar 12, 1947 6. Truman Doctrine Period: Apr 1, 1948 to Oct 10, 1951 7. The Marshall Plan Jun 24, 1948 4. Berlin Blockade Begins Apr 4, 1949 8. NATO is Formed May 1, 1949 38. West Germany is founded. May 12, 1949 4. Berlin Blockade ends Aug 29, 1949 15. Soviet Union detonates first nuke Jan 1, 1950 6. Domino Theory created in the 50's Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953 5. Korean War Mar 5, 1953 22. Joseph Stalin Dies Period: Jul 26, 1953 to Jan 1, 1959 3. Cuban Revolution / Fidel Castro Comes to Power Mar 13, 1954 24. Battle of Dien Bien Phu starts May 7, 1954 24. Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends May 14, 1955 8. Warsaw Pact Established. Jul 3, 1957 25. Nikita comes to power. Sep 15, 1959 26. Nikita Khrushchev visits the USA May 1, 1960 11. U-2 Incident and Francis Gary Powers Mar 6, 1961 15. Julius and Ethel trial begins Mar 29, 1961 15. Julius and Ethel trial ends Apr 17, 1961 9. Bay of Pigs invasion, ended 2 days later Aug 13, 1961 10. Construction of the Berlin Wall begins. Oct 14, 1962 12. Cuban missile crisis starts Oct 28, 1962 12. Cuban missile crisis ends Jun 26, 1963 32. JFK visits Berlin/berlin wall. Oct 14, 1964 27. Nikita Khrushchev gets removed from office. Oct 14, 1964 28. Leonid Brezhnv Gains control of the USSR Jan 5, 1968 13. "prague spring" starts Aug 21, 1968 13. Prague spring ends Jan 1, 1969 16. Detente starts between US and USSR May 22, 1972 36. The Moscow Summit (Nixon visits USSR) May 30, 1972 36. Moscow Summit ends. Period: Dec 24, 1979 to Feb 15, 1989 14. Soviet war in afghanistan Nov 10, 1982 29. Yuri Andropov Becomes president of USSR Nov 10, 1982 29. Leonid B. Dies of a heart attack. Mar 8, 1983 33. Ronald Reagan labels the USSR the Evil Empire Mar 23, 1983 37. SDI (Star Wars Program) initiated. Feb 9, 1984 30. Yuri Andropov died of Kidney Failure. Feb 13, 1984 30. Konstantin Chernenko Gains control of USSR. Mar 10, 1985 31. Konstantin Chernenko dies of Liver cirrhosis Mar 10, 1985 31. Mikhail Gorbachev Gains control of USSR Jan 1, 1986 17. Perestroika/ glasnost Jun 12, 1987 33. Ronald Reagan visits Berlin wall. Jun 4, 1989 34. Tianamen Square Massacre. Nov 9, 1989 18. Berlin Wall falls. Oct 3, 1990 39. West and East Germany is Reunited.
