The Cold War and Beyond By sydney_jordan2 Period: Jan 1, 1945 to Jan 1, 1955 Red Scare Sep 2, 1945 End of Second World War Period: Sep 2, 1945 to Jul 30, 2013 The Cold War and Beyond Mar 12, 1947 Truman Doctrine Period: Jul 30, 1947 to Jul 30, 1957 McCarthyism Apr 3, 1948 Marshall Plan signed by President Truman Oct 24, 1948 United Nations Ratified Apr 4, 1949 NATO started Jun 25, 1950 Korean War started Jul 27, 1953 Korean War ended Nov 1, 1955 Vietnam War started Period: Apr 17, 1961 to Apr 19, 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion Period: Oct 14, 1962 to Oct 28, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Nov 22, 1965 President Kennedy's Assassination Apr 30, 1975 Vietnam War ended Jul 30, 1989 Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe Aug 2, 1990 Persian Golf War started Feb 28, 1991 Persian Gulf War ended Dec 25, 1991 Collapse of the Soviet Union Dec 8, 1993 NAFTA put into effect Sep 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack Oct 7, 2001 Afghanistan War started Mar 30, 2003 Iraq War started
