The Cold War By alexaaamicheleee Mar 12, 1947 The Start of the Cold War Jun 24, 1948 Berlin Blockade This event lasted 11 months Apr 4, 1949 NATO Ratified May 12, 1949 Berlin Blockade Ends Jan 30, 1950 Truman approved H-bomb development 1952 A-bombs developed by Britain Mar 1, 1954 H-bomb Castle-Bravo test Oct 29, 1956 Suez Crisis began with Israeli attack led by Moshe Dayan against Egyptian forces in the Sinai 1960 John F. Kennedy elected President of USA 1960 Soviet Union reveals that U.S. spy plane was shot down over Soviet territory Aug 17, 1961 Construction of the Berlin Wall begins 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 U.s invovement in Vietnam icreases 1963 Nuclear Test Ban Treaty ratified Nov 22, 1963 President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas Jul 20, 1969 Apollo 11 lands on the moon 1979 U.S. and China establish diplomatic relations 1983 U.S. troops invades and overthrows regime in Grenada 1989 Decline of the Soviet empire 1991 End of the Cold War Also the end of the Soviet Union
This event lasted 11 months