Robertson World War 1-Cold War By alrobertson Jul 28, 1914 Start of World War 1 Nov 11, 1918 End of World War 1 Jun 28, 1919 Treaty of Versailles Signed Oct 29, 1929 Great Depression Jan 30, 1933 Hitler Elected Chancellor of Germany (Nazi Party) Mar 23, 1933 Enabling Act Passed (Hitler Now Unlimited Government) 1939 Great Depression Ends Sep 1, 1939 World War 2 Begins Apr 30, 1945 Death of Adolf Hitler May 8, 1945 Victory in Europe Day Sep 2, 1945 World War 2 Ends (Japan Surrenders) 1947 Cold War Begins 1959 Castro Becomes Leader of Cuba (Overthrows Batista) 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Nov 9, 1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall 1991 Cold War Ends