US History By taylor97 Mar 12, 1947 Truman Doctrine Jun 5, 1947 Marshall Plan Jul 16, 1948 Policy of containment Period: Jan 1, 1949 to Jan 1, 1991 Comcon Apr 4, 1949 Communists defeat nationalist in China Apr 4, 1949 Nato formed May 23, 1949 Creation of federal republic of Germany Aug 29, 1949 Soviet Union tests their first Atomic Bomb Sep 30, 1949 Berline airlift ends blockade of West Berlin Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953 Korean War Mar 5, 1953 Stalin's death Oct 4, 1957 Soviets launch Sputnik into space Aug 13, 1961 Berlin wall erected Oct 14, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Aug 2, 1964 Johnson escalates troop numbers to start Vietnam War Jan 27, 1973 Nixon signs agreement to withdraw from Vietnam Nov 9, 1989 Berlin wall torn down