Cold War Timeline

Feb 4, 1945

Yalta Conferece begins with Roosevelt as president
Apr 12, 1945

President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office
Period: Apr 12, 1945 to Jan 20, 1953

Harry S. Truman's presidency
Jul 17, 1945

Potsdam Conference
Aug 15, 1945

Japan surrenders, otherwise known as V-J Day, to end WWII
Mar 5, 1946

Winston Churchill makes "Iron Curtain" speech
Mar 12, 1947

Truman Doctrine announced
Apr 3, 1948

President Truman signs Marshall Plan
Jun 24, 1948

Berlin Airlift Starts
Apr 4, 1949

North Atlantic Treaty Organization forms
May 11, 1949

Berlin Airlift Ends
Oct 1, 1949

Mao Zedong gains power in the People's Republic of China
Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953

Korean War
Period: Jan 20, 1953 to Jan 20, 1961

Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency
Apr 7, 1954

President Eisenhower cites "Domino Theory"
Apr 26, 1954

Geneva Accords begin
Jul 20, 1954

Geneva Accords Conclude
May 14, 1955

Warsaw Pact formed
Feb 16, 1959

Fidel Castro gains power in Cuba
Period: Jan 20, 1961 to Nov 22, 1963

John F. Kennedy's presidency
Apr 17, 1961

Bay of Pigs Invasion
Oct 14, 1962

Cuban Missile Crisis Begins
Oct 28, 1962

Cuban Missile Crisis ends
Oct 13, 1963

Berlin Wall is built
Period: Nov 22, 1963 to Jan 20, 1969

Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency
Aug 10, 1964

Gulf of Tonkin resolution is signed
Period: Mar 6, 1965 to Apr 30, 1975

Vietnam War
Period: Jan 20, 1969 to Aug 9, 1974

Richard Nixon's presidency
Nov 17, 1969

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (I) begin
May 26, 1972

SALT I ends
Period: Aug 9, 1974 to Jan 20, 1977

Gerald Ford's presidency
Period: Jan 20, 1977 to Jan 20, 1981

James E. Carter's presidency
Jan 20, 1980

United States boycotts Moscow Olympics
Period: Jan 20, 1981 to Jan 20, 1989

Ronald Reagan's presidency
May 8, 1984

USSR and other communist countries boycott 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in response to USA boycott of 1980 Moscow Olympics
Jan 1, 1986

Premier Gorbachev announces Glasnost and Perestroika
Period: Jan 20, 1989 to Jan 20, 1993

George H.W. Bush's presidency
Mar 18, 1990

Germany Reunites
Jun 13, 1990

Berlin Wall deconstruction begins
Dec 26, 1991

The Soviet Union is dissolved, Cold War ends

Yalta Conferece begins with Roosevelt as president

President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office

Harry S. Truman's presidency

Potsdam Conference

Japan surrenders, otherwise known as V-J Day, to end WWII

Winston Churchill makes "Iron Curtain" speech

Truman Doctrine announced

President Truman signs Marshall Plan

Berlin Airlift Starts

North Atlantic Treaty Organization forms

Berlin Airlift Ends

Mao Zedong gains power in the People's Republic of China

Korean War

Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency

President Eisenhower cites "Domino Theory"

Geneva Accords begin

Geneva Accords Conclude

Warsaw Pact formed

Fidel Castro gains power in Cuba

John F. Kennedy's presidency

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Cuban Missile Crisis Begins

Cuban Missile Crisis ends

Berlin Wall is built

Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency

Gulf of Tonkin resolution is signed

Vietnam War

Richard Nixon's presidency

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (I) begin

SALT I ends

Gerald Ford's presidency

James E. Carter's presidency

United States boycotts Moscow Olympics

Ronald Reagan's presidency

USSR and other communist countries boycott 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in response to USA boycott of 1980 Moscow Olympics

Premier Gorbachev announces Glasnost and Perestroika

George H.W. Bush's presidency

Germany Reunites

Berlin Wall deconstruction begins

The Soviet Union is dissolved, Cold War ends