Cold War Timeline

By 21brcook

  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference
    The Yalta Conference is held and the Cold War officially begins.

  • Iron Curtain Speech

    Iron Curtain Speech
    Winston Churchill delivers the Iron Curtain Speech

  • Berlin Blockade

    Berlin Blockade
    Berlin gets blockaded by the Soviet Union to try to starve them.

  • NATO

    NATO
    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is ratified, earlier Berlin is also freed from its blockade

  • New War

    New War
    The Korean War begins.

  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall
    Construction of Berlin Wall begins as Berlin borders are closed

  • Berlin Wall Falls

    Berlin Wall Falls
    Berlin Wall falls after Soviets give up on attacking East Berlin

  • The END

    The END
    The Soviet Union falls and officially causes the end of the Cold War