The Cold War timeline.

Period: Jan 1, 1943 to Apr 12, 1945

FDR's Presidency

Started 4th March 1933 (but set to 1st Jan 1943 here to save space)
Period: Jan 1, 1943 to Mar 5, 1953

Stalin as leader of the USSR

Started 3rd April 1922 (but set to 1st Jan 1943 here to save space)
Nov 28, 1943

Tehran Conference

28th Nov - 1st Dec Wikipedia
Feb 4, 1945

Yalta Conference

4th - 11th Feb Wikipedia
Apr 12, 1945

Death of FDR

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Apr 12, 1945

Truman becomes US President

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Period: Apr 12, 1945 to Jan 20, 1953

Truman's Presidency
May 8, 1945

VE Day

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Jul 16, 1945

Trinity - First test of an atomic bomb for the USA in New Mexico

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Jul 17, 1945

Potsdam Conference

17th Jul - 2nd Aug Wikipedia
Aug 6, 1945

Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima

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Aug 9, 1945

Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki

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Sep 2, 1945

VJ Day

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Mar 5, 1946

Churchill's 'Iron Curtain' Speech

Churchill gives 'Iron Curtain' speech at Fulton, Missouri Wikipedia
Sep 10, 1946

Greek Communists launch civil war against royalists

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Mar 12, 1947

Launch of the Truman Doctrine

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Feb 21, 1948

Czechoslovak coup d'état

21st - 25th Feb Wikipedia
Apr 1, 1948

Start of the Berlin Blockade

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Period: Apr 1, 1948 to May 12, 1949

Berlin Blockade

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Apr 3, 1948

Marshall Plan established

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Apr 4, 1949

NATO established

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May 12, 1949

End of the Berlin Blockade

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Aug 29, 1949

USSR tests first atomic bomb - 'First Lightning'

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Oct 1, 1949

People's Republic of China proclaimed

Commuists take over China following civil war Wikipedia
Feb 14, 1950

Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance signed

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Jun 25, 1950

Start of the Korean War

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Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953

Korean War

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Nov 1, 1952

USA tests first Hydrogen Bomb

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Jan 20, 1953

Eisenhower becomes US President

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Period: Jan 20, 1953 to Jan 20, 1961

Eisenhower's Presidency
Mar 5, 1953

Death of Stalin

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Jul 27, 1953

End of the Korean War

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Aug 8, 1953

USSR explodes its first Lithium Bomb
Sep 14, 1953

Khrushchev becomes leader of the USSR

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Period: Sep 14, 1953 to Oct 14, 1964

Khrushchev as leader of the USSR
Mar 1, 1954

USA explodes a Lithium Bomb
Apr 26, 1954

Geneva Conference

26th Apr - 20th Jul Wikipedia
Sep 3, 1954

Start of First Taiwan Strait Crisis

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Period: Sep 3, 1954 to May 1, 1955

First Taiwan Strait Crisis

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Feb 1, 1955

USA develops first intercontinental bombers

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May 1, 1955

End of First Taiwan Strait Crisis

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May 14, 1955

Warsaw Pact established

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Jul 18, 1955

Geneva Summit

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Jan 1, 1956

USSR develops TU-20/95 Bear (intercontinental bomber)

Exact date unknown Wikipedia
Feb 25, 1956

Khrushchev delivers speech criticising Stalin

"On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences" Wikipedia
Oct 23, 1956

Hungarian Revolution

23rd Oct - 10th Nov Soviet troops invade Hungary following a revolts against Soviet impossed policies Wikipedia
Aug 21, 1957

USSR develops first ICBM

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Oct 5, 1957

USSR launches Sputnuk, the first space satellite

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Aug 23, 1958

Second Taiwan Straits Crisis

23rd Aug - 22nd Sep Wikipedia
Jan 1, 1959

Fidel Castro takes power in Cuban Revolution

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May 1, 1960

U-2 Spy plane shot down over USSR

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Jul 20, 1960

USA launches Polaris, first SLBM

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Jan 20, 1961

JFK becomes US President

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Period: Jan 20, 1961 to Nov 22, 1963

JFK's Presidency
Apr 12, 1961

Vostok 1 - First human spaceflight

First human spaceflight in history by Yuri Gagarin Wikipedia
Apr 17, 1961

Bay of Pigs Invasion

17th - 20th Apr Wikipedia
Jun 4, 1961

Vienna Summit

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Aug 13, 1961

Berlin Wall erected

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Oct 30, 1961

USSR tests 'Tsar Bomba'

The most powerful artificial explosion in human history - Hydrogen Bomb Wikipedia
Oct 14, 1962

Cuban Missile Crisis

14th - 28th Oct Wikipedia
Jun 20, 1963

'Hot line' telephone like established

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Oct 7, 1963

Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT) signed

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Nov 22, 1963

LBJ becomes US President

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Period: Nov 22, 1963 to Jan 20, 1969

LBJ's Presidency
Aug 10, 1964

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Led to increased US involvement in Vietnam Wikipedia
Oct 14, 1964

Brezhnev becomes leader of the USSR

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Period: Oct 14, 1964 to Apr 8, 1982

Brezhnev as leader of the USSR
Aug 20, 1968

Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia

20th Aug - 20th Sep Wikipedia
Jan 20, 1969

Nixon becomes US President

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Period: Jan 20, 1969 to Aug 9, 1974

Nixon's Presidency
Mar 2, 1969

Sino-Soviet border conflict

2nd Mar - 11th Sep Includes the border clash at Damansky Island (March) and Xinjiang (August) Wikipedia
May 26, 1972

SALT 1 Signed

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Aug 9, 1974

Ford becomes US President

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Period: Aug 9, 1974 to Jan 20, 1977

Ford's Presidency
Aug 1, 1975

Helsinki Accords Signed

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Jan 20, 1977

Carter becomes US President

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Period: Jan 20, 1977 to Jan 20, 1981

Carter's Presidency
Dec 24, 1979

Start of Soviet–Afghan War

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Period: Dec 24, 1979 to Feb 15, 1989

Soviet–Afghan War

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Jan 20, 1981

Reagan becomes US President

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Period: Jan 20, 1981 to Jan 20, 1989

Reagan's Presidency
Nov 12, 1982

Andropov becomes leader of the USSR

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Period: Nov 12, 1982 to Feb 9, 1984

Andropov as leader of the USSR
Feb 13, 1984

Chernenko becomes leader of the USSR

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Period: Feb 13, 1984 to Mar 10, 1985

Chernenko as leader of the USSR
Mar 11, 1985

Gorbachev becomes leader of the USSR

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Period: Mar 11, 1985 to Aug 24, 1991

Gorbachev as leader of the USSR
Jan 20, 1989

Bush Snr becomes US President

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Period: Jan 20, 1989 to Dec 31, 1991

Bush Snr's Presidency

Ended 20th Jan 1993 (but set to 31st Dec 1991 here to save space)
Feb 15, 1989

End of Soviet–Afghan War

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FDR's Presidency

Stalin as leader of the USSR

Tehran Conference

Yalta Conference

Death of FDR

Truman becomes US President

Truman's Presidency

VE Day

Trinity - First test of an atomic bomb for the USA in New Mexico

Potsdam Conference

Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima

Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki

VJ Day

Churchill's 'Iron Curtain' Speech

Greek Communists launch civil war against royalists

Launch of the Truman Doctrine

Czechoslovak coup d'état

Start of the Berlin Blockade

Berlin Blockade

Marshall Plan established

NATO established

End of the Berlin Blockade

USSR tests first atomic bomb - 'First Lightning'

People's Republic of China proclaimed

Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance signed

Start of the Korean War

Korean War

USA tests first Hydrogen Bomb

Eisenhower becomes US President

Eisenhower's Presidency

Death of Stalin

End of the Korean War

USSR explodes its first Lithium Bomb

Khrushchev becomes leader of the USSR

Khrushchev as leader of the USSR

USA explodes a Lithium Bomb

Geneva Conference

Start of First Taiwan Strait Crisis

First Taiwan Strait Crisis

USA develops first intercontinental bombers

End of First Taiwan Strait Crisis

Warsaw Pact established

Geneva Summit

USSR develops TU-20/95 Bear (intercontinental bomber)

Khrushchev delivers speech criticising Stalin

Hungarian Revolution

USSR develops first ICBM

USSR launches Sputnuk, the first space satellite

Second Taiwan Straits Crisis

Fidel Castro takes power in Cuban Revolution

U-2 Spy plane shot down over USSR

USA launches Polaris, first SLBM

JFK becomes US President

JFK's Presidency

Vostok 1 - First human spaceflight

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Vienna Summit

Berlin Wall erected

USSR tests 'Tsar Bomba'

Cuban Missile Crisis

'Hot line' telephone like established

Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT) signed

LBJ becomes US President

LBJ's Presidency

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Brezhnev becomes leader of the USSR

Brezhnev as leader of the USSR

Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia

Nixon becomes US President

Nixon's Presidency

Sino-Soviet border conflict

SALT 1 Signed

Ford becomes US President

Ford's Presidency

Helsinki Accords Signed

Carter becomes US President

Carter's Presidency

Start of Soviet–Afghan War

Soviet–Afghan War

Reagan becomes US President