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Warsaw pack is signed.
the “treaty of mutual friendship, co-operation and mutual assistance”. -
The Suez Crises
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Hungary revolts against USSR
Soviet forces launched a major attack on Hungary aimed at crushing, once and for all, the spontaneous national uprising that had begun 12 days earlier. Hungarian Prime Minister Imre Nagy announced the invasion to the nation in a grim, 35-second broadcast, declaring: "Our troops are fighting. The Government is in its place." -
Sputnick is launched into Earth's orbit
World's first artificail satilite. The U.S. government, military, and scientific community were caught off guard by the Soviet technological achievement, and their united efforts to catch up with the Soviets heralded the beginning of the "space race." -
Klarushcheu deamands U.S. troops leave Berlin
He delivered a speech stating that the Western powers of the United States, Great Britain and France pull their forces out of West Berlin within six months. -
Cuba becomes a comunist state.
Castro is now the ruler of Cuba. -
USSR astronaut, Gagarin, is the first to orbit Earth.
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Berlin Border Closed.
Began construction on the Berlin wall on Aug. 17, 1961. -
Cuban Missle Crises.
Kennedy decided to place a naval blockade, or a ring of ships, around Cuba. The aim of this "quarantine," as he called it, was to prevent the Soviets from bringing in more military supplies. -
Start of Vietnam War.
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China detonates its first atomic bomb.
China developes their own nuclear technology. -
USA openly involved in vietnam war.
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Soviet troops crush Czechoslovakian revolt.
The brutal Soviet action shocked the West and dealt a devastating blow to U.S.-Soviet relations. -
USA puts man on Moon for the first time.
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President Nixon extends Vietnam to Combodia.
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Cease fire in Vietnam between North Vietnam and U.S.
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Egypt requets soviet aid.
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End of U.S. military draft
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Saigon falls to North, end of South Vietnam.
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Reagan is elected president.
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Poland becomes independent
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Hungary becomes Independent
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Berlin Wall Falls
