Major Events of Cold War By mds2 Mar 12, 1947 Truman Doctrine Apr 3, 1948 Marshall Plan is Signed Jun 26, 1948 U.S. Begins Berlin Airlift Apr 4, 1949 NATO is Formed May 23, 1949 Federal Republic of Germany is Formed Aug 29, 1949 USSR Test First Atomic Bomb Jun 25, 1950 Korean War Begins Mar 5, 1953 Joseph Stalin Dies Oct 4, 1957 Sputnik is Launched Aug 15, 1961 The Berlin Wall is Built Oct 14, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Begins Sep 16, 1969 Nixon Withdraws Troops from Vietnam Dec 24, 1979 USSR INvades Afghanistan Nov 9, 1989 The Berlin Wall is Torn Down
