The Arms Race By icestorm456 Period: Feb 4, 1945 to Feb 11, 1945 The Cold War Begins with the Yalta Conference Aug 8, 1945 Russia declares war on Japan Aug 14, 1945 End of World War II Feb 9, 1946 Stalin's hostile speech Mar 5, 1946 Churchill's speech about the Iron Curtain Jul 1, 1946 Operation Crossroads Jul 25, 1946 Underwater Explosion Test Mar 12, 1947 Truman Doctrine set foward Mar 2, 1948 Truman Loyalty Program Jun 24, 1948 Berlin Blockade begins May 12, 1949 Berlin Blockade ends Jun 24, 1950 Korean War Begins Period: Jan 1, 1952 to Dec 31, 1952 A-Bombs developed in Britain Period: Mar 17, 1953 to Jun 4, 1953 Test Series of 11 explosions at the Nevada Test Site Jul 1, 1953 Korean War ends Mar 1, 1954 H-Bomb Castle Bravo test Sep 4, 1956 USSR sends aid to Afghanistan Aug 26, 1957 Vostok rocket launched first ICBM Oct 4, 1957 Sputnik launched Nov 3, 1957 Sputnik II launched Jan 31, 1958 Explorer I launched Jul 1, 1958 NASA begins Mercury project Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Dec 31, 1960 France develops A-Bombs Aug 13, 1961 Berlin border closed Period: Oct 1, 1962 to Oct 31, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Period: Oct 1, 1964 to Oct 31, 1964 A-Bombs developed in China Period: Jan 1, 1966 to Dec 31, 1966 B-52's Bomb North Vietnam Jul 20, 1969 Apollo 11 lands on the Moon Jul 1, 1972 SALT I signed Apr 17, 1975 North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam Jul 1, 1979 SALT II signed Oct 8, 1983 US Troops invade regime and overthrow it in Grenada Oct 3, 1986 President Reagan and Gorbachev resolve to remove missiles from Egypt Period: Oct 1, 1987 to Oct 31, 1987 Reagan and Gorbachev agree to remove all medium and short ranged nuclear missiles Period: Jan 1, 1989 to Dec 31, 1989 Decline of Soviet empire Nov 3, 1989 Berlin Wall torn down May 29, 1990 Boris Yeltsin elected president of Russia Aug 1, 1991 Soviet empire falls, ending the Cold War
