coldwar By dan456 Aug 6, 1945 U.S.A drop the atomic bomb Aug 6, 1945 finish of the world war 2 Period: Aug 6, 1945 to Sep 9, 1991 cold war Aug 8, 1945 russia enters war against japan Mar 12, 1947 truman doctrine and marshall plan get created Apr 16, 1947 the cold war start May 1, 1949 establish the German Democratic Republic Jun 19, 1949 mao and the red power Oct 4, 1957 russian sputnik 1 is launched Jun 1, 1961 fidel castro takes power of cuba Aug 17, 1961 construction of berlin wall Oct 14, 1962 cuban missile crisis Nov 22, 1963 john.f. kennedy get killed Apr 8, 1965 U.S marines sent to dominican republic to fight Jul 20, 1969 the apollo 11 went to the moon Apr 17, 1975 north vietnam defeats south vietnam Nov 1, 1989 berlin wall falls Sep 28, 1991 the ussr disolves