The Cold War By srbisher Aug 14, 1945 End of World War II Jun 24, 1948 Berlin Blockade starts May 11, 1949 Berlin Blockade ends Oct 4, 1957 Launch of the Soviet Satelite "Sputnik 1" Apr 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space. Aug 13, 1961 Construction starts on Berlin Wall Sep 12, 1962 Kennedy announces plans to put man on the moon. Oct 14, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis begins Oct 28, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis ends Jul 16, 1969 The Saturn V rocket carrying Apollo 11 launches Jul 20, 1969 America wins the Space Race. Jul 20, 1969 Apollo 11 reaches the moon. Nov 9, 1989 Berlin Wall falls Oct 30, 1990 East and West Germany are reunified Dec 26, 1991 Soviet Union dissolves Dec 26, 1991 Cold War ends
