Cold War

President Truman in office

Period: Nov 18, 1945 to Nov 18, 1953

Churchill warns of Iron Curtain

Nov 19, 1946

Cold War

Period: Nov 18, 1947 to Nov 18, 1991

Berlin Blockade

Nov 18, 1949

Korean War begins

Nov 18, 1950

Stalin is no longer dictator

Nov 18, 1953

Eisenhower becomes president

Nov 18, 1953

Vietnam War

Period: Nov 18, 1954 to Nov 18, 1975

Space Race

Period: Nov 19, 1959 to Nov 19, 1975

Bay of Pigs

Nov 19, 1961

Cuban Missile Crisis

Nov 19, 1961

Berlin Wall

Period: Nov 19, 1961 to Nov 19, 1989

Kennedy is president

Period: Nov 19, 1961 to Nov 19, 1963

Detente

Nov 19, 1969

President Nixon

Period: Nov 19, 1969 to Nov 19, 1974

President Reagan

Period: Nov 19, 1981 to Nov 19, 1989

USSR falls apart

Nov 19, 1991