The Cold War By shastadelagarza Aug 1, 1945 Truman, Stalin, and the British divide up Europe after WWII ends in Europe Period: Aug 1, 1945 to Dec 25, 1991 Cold War The main events that took place during The Cold War Mar 12, 1947 The Truman Doctrine was Announced Aug 29, 1949 The Soviet Union looks into their first atomic bomb Jul 18, 1955 first offical meeting between President Eisenhower and Premier Nikita Khrushchev Nov 4, 1956 Red Army crushes the Hungarian Revolution Oct 4, 1957 The Soviet's launch the first man made satellite into space Feb 16, 1959 Fidel Castro becomes the Premier of Cuba, installs a Communist government Jun 24, 1962 The Sino- Soviet Conflict starts Aug 20, 1968 The Soviet Red Army crushes the Czech uprising Feb 21, 1976 The Soviet and Cuban forces come together and help install a Communist government in Angola Dec 8, 1979 The Soviet's Red Army invades Afganistan Mar 11, 1985 Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union, also declared glasnost and perestrokia Dec 15, 1989 Berlin's Wall has fallen May 30, 1990 President Bush and Gorbachev agreed to the reunification of Germany Dec 25, 1991 The Soviet Union is over, Yeltsin becomes President of Russia