Cold War: 1945-1991

  • World War II Ends in Europe

    Wold War II ends August 1945.
  • United States drops an Atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan

  • Poland falls under Communist regime

  • Berlin Airlift Begins

  • NATO is established

  • Korean War Begins

  • Korean War Ends

  • Warsaw Pact Created

  • Red Army Crushes Hungarian Revolution

  • Soviets Launch First Man Made Satellite

  • Fidel Castro installs Communist Government