Events of the Cold War By kphelan18 Feb 4, 1945 The Yalta Conference Period: Feb 11, 1945 to Aug 13, 1991 The Cold War Jan 3, 1947 Senator Joseph McCarthy McCarthyism begins in 1950. Mar 12, 1947 The Truman Doctrine Jun 24, 1948 The Berlin Blockade/Airlift Apr 4, 1949 NATO Jun 24, 1950 Korean War May 14, 1955 The Warsaw Pact Nov 1, 1955 Vietnam War Apr 17, 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion Oct 26, 1962 Cuban Missle Crisis Dec 27, 1979 War in Afghanistan May 15, 1985 Glasnost and Perestroika Nov 9, 1989 The fall of The Berlin Wall Aug 13, 1991 Fall of the Soviet Union (Cold War ends)
