Timeline: The End of The Cold War | Timetoast

Period: Jan 1, 1961 to Jan 1, 1961

Construction of the Berlin Wall
Period: Jan 1, 1971 to Jan 1, 1972

Detente/Nixon travels to Soviet Union and China
Period: May 26, 1972 to May 26, 1972

SALT I
Period: Jun 18, 1979 to Jun 18, 1979

SALT II
Period: Dec 25, 1979 to Feb 15, 1989

Soviet War in Afghanistan
Period: Jan 1, 1985 to Jan 1, 1991

Perestroika
Period: Jan 1, 1985 to Jan 1, 1991

Glasnost
Period: Aug 20, 1985 to Mar 4, 1987

Iran Contra Affair
Period: Jan 1, 1989 to Jan 1, 1989

Fall of The Berlin Wall
Period: Mar 11, 1990 to Dec 25, 1991

Fall of The Soviet Union