Maldonado By cmurray Period: Nov 18, 1924 to Nov 18, 1953 USSR Stalin Period: Nov 18, 1945 to Nov 18, 1953 President Truman Nov 18, 1946 Churchill warns of Iron Curtain Period: Nov 18, 1948 to Nov 9, 1949 Berlin blockade Period: Nov 18, 1950 to Nov 18, 1953 Rosenberg/Sobell Trial Period: Nov 18, 1950 to Nov 18, 1953 Korean War Period: Nov 18, 1953 to Nov 18, 1961 President Eisenhower