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Cold War Timeline

By kaseaharkness
  • Potsdam Conference

    Potsdam Conference

    Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Harry Truman met in Potsdam, Germany to discuss terms for the end of World War II.
  • World War II Ends

    World War II Ends

    World War II ends. Japan surrenders following Germany's surrender.
  • Nuclear Weapon

    Nuclear Weapon

    China tests nuclear weapon.
  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift

    The End of the Blockade. By spring 1949, it was clear that the Soviet blockade of West Berlin had failed.
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization

    North Atlantic Treaty Organization

    NATO is established. NATO - an alliance of countries from North America and Europe committed to fulfilling the goals of the North Atlantic Treaty
  • Berlin Airlift Ends

    Berlin Airlift Ends

    The End of the Blockade. By spring 1949, it was clear that the Soviet blockade of West Berlin had failed.
  • Atomic Bomb

    Atomic Bomb

    Soviet Union tests atomic bomb.
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall

    The Berlin Wall falls.
  • Cold War Ends

    Cold War Ends

    The Cold War ends. Historians have never known the exact date of the war's end.
  • Soviet Union Collapses

    Soviet Union Collapses

    Soviet Union collapses. The Soviet Union disintegrated into fifteen separate countries.