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World War II ends in Europe
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Period: to
The Cold War
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World War II ends in Asia
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Mao Zedong establishes the People's Republic of China
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Korean War
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Fidel Castro leads communist revolution in Cuba
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Berlin Wall is built.
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U.S. enters the Vietnam war
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Vietnam War ends with North Vietnamese victory.
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Mao Zedong dies.
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The Soviet Union breaks up and the Cold War ends.