International History By Luqman Hakeem Feb 4, 1945 Yalta Conference Period: Mar 1, 1945 to Dec 31, 1949 Origins of CW Timeline May 8, 1945 WWII Ends in Europe Aug 1, 1945 Potsdam Conference Aug 6, 1945 First Atomic Bomb Feb 22, 1946 Kennan's Long telegram Mar 5, 1946 Churchill's iron Curtain Speech Jan 1, 1947 Bizone in Berlin Mar 12, 1947 Truman Doctrine Announced Jun 5, 1947 Marshall Plan Announced Feb 22, 1948 Czech Coup Mar 17, 1948 Brussels Pact Formed Jun 18, 1948 New currency in West Germany Jun 24, 1948 Berlin Blockade Began Apr 4, 1949 NATO Formed May 12, 1949 Berlin Blockade ends May 23, 1949 Trizone Formed in West Germany