Cold War Timeline (1947-1991) By sjackson41 1945 Japanese Surrender End of World War III Period: 1948 to 1949 Berlin Blockade and Airlift. Period: 1950 to 1953 Korean War. 1950-1953. Period: 1959 to 1975 Vietnam War 1960 USSR Tests the largest Nuclear Weapon Ever Built 1961 Construction of Berlin Wall Begins 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Nov 22, 1963 President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas 1989 Berlin Wall is demolished and East Germany allows unrestricted migration to West Germany 1991 End of Soviet Union and the Cold War Ends
