The Cold War By KatieGirl97 Sep 2, 1945 When WWII ened september 1, 1939 to september 2, 1945 Oct 24, 1945 United Nations Mar 5, 1946 Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech Mar 12, 1947 Truman Doctrine Aug 29, 1949 USSR's First Atomic Bomb Test Jun 25, 1950 Korean War The Korean War ended on July 27, 1953 Jan 20, 1953 Dwight D Eisenhower jan.20, 1961 Mar 5, 1953 Stalin's Death Jul 27, 1953 End of Korean War May 14, 1955 Warsaw Pact Nov 1, 1955 Vietnam War Jan 5, 1957 Eisnenhower Doctrine Oct 4, 1957 Sputnik Jan 1, 1959 Fidel Castro took over Cuba Apr 17, 1961 Bay of Pigs April 19,1961 Aug 13, 1961 Berlin Wall Oct 14, 1962 Cuban Missle Crisis October 28, 1962 Nov 22, 1963 JFK shot and killed Jul 20, 1969 NASA first moon landing Dec 25, 1979 Soviets Invaid Afganistan Feb 22, 1980 Miracle on Ice Mar 21, 1980 U.S. Boycott Summer Olympics Mar 23, 1983 STAR WARS - Strategic Defense Initiative