The Cold War Chronology Yalta February 1945 – July 1945 Potsdam Conference – Fulton Speech February 1946 – Truman Doctrine 1947 – Marshall Plan June 1947 – Cominform October 1947 – Czechoslovakia Marshall Plan accepted February 1948 – – Berlin Blockade 1948 May 1949 (11 months long) – – Korean War 1950-53 – Stalin dies, Khrushchev succeeds 1953 – Warsaw Pact & coexistence” 1955 “Peaceful – Uprising 1956 – Sputnik satellite launched -1957 Castro comes to power - 1959 U2 Crisis May 1960 – Berlin Wall built 1961 – Missile Crisis - 1962
The Cold War Chronology Yalta – February 1945 Potsdam Conference – July 1945 Fulton Speech – February 1946 Truman Doctrine – 1947 Marshall Plan – June 1947 Cominform – October 1947 Czechoslovakia – Marshall Plan accepted – February 1948 Berlin Blockade – 1948 – May 1949 (11 months long) Korean War – 1950-53 Stalin dies, Khrushchev succeeds – 1953 Warsaw Pact & “Peaceful coexistence” – 1955 Uprising – 1956 Sputnik satellite launched -1957 Castro comes to power - 1959 U2 Crisis – May 1960 Berlin Wall built – 1961 Missile Crisis - 1962