The Cold War By Cedelstein Period: Apr 14, 1930 to Apr 14, 1990 Cold War Feb 15, 1945 Yalta Conference Jan 1, 1947 Cold War Began United States and the USSR entered into a cold war. Jun 30, 1948 Berlin Airlift Begins Aug 14, 1949 Soviet Russia tested their first atomic bomb Jun 14, 1950 United States fight North Korean forces Feb 11, 1959 Fidel Castro instals Cubas communist governmnent Apr 4, 1961 Failed invasion of the Bay of Pigs Oct 13, 1962 USSR moved its atomic missles into Cuba Start of the Cuban Missle Crisis Oct 30, 1962 John F Kennedy & Nikita Khrushchev make a deal to disable the russian missles in Cuba Cuban Missle Crisis ends. Jul 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong Lands on the mood " One small step for man, One giant leap for man kind* Space Race is over
