GCU 113 Cold War Timeline 1945 - 1991 By mlyork@asu.edu Mar 12, 1947 Truman Doctrine Jun 5, 1947 Marshall Plan Jul 24, 1948 Berlin Blockade Begins Apr 4, 1949 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Formed Jun 25, 1950 Korean War Begins May 14, 1955 Warsaw Pact Begins Oct 23, 1956 Hungarian Revolution Apr 17, 1961 Bay Of Pigs Invasion Aug 13, 1961 Berlin Wall Built Oct 14, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis May 13, 1965 First U.S. Troops Sent To Vietnam Aug 15, 1973 U.S. Troops Pulled Out Of Vietnam Dec 24, 1979 Soviet Union Troops Invade Afghanistan Feb 15, 1989 Soviet Union Troops Leave Afghanistan Nov 9, 1989 Berlin Wall Falls Oct 3, 1990 West & East Germany Reunited Jul 1, 1991 Warsaw Pact Ends Jul 31, 1991 Russia & U.S. Sign Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty Dec 26, 1991 Soviet Union Formally Recognized As Russia
