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Cold War starts
The Cold War was marked by continuous rivalry between the two former World War II allies. -
Yalta Conference
Yalta Conference held in Soviet Crimea and Roosevelt accedes to Stalin demand for control of Poland and Eastern Europe. -
Stalin Speech
Stalin gives a speech saying that communism and capitalism cannot co-exist. -
Mao Tung conquers China
Communist Mao Tse Tung takes over China and defeats the Nationalists. -
Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian Rvolution was a spontaneuos nationwide revolt against the Hungarian government -
Russia first country to send a man into space
Russia sent the first living breathing man into space on April 12, 1961. -
Bay of pigs invasion
The Bay of Pigs invasion begins when a CIA-financed and -trained group of Cuban refugees lands in Cuba and attempts to topple the communist government of Fidel Castro. The attack was a major failure. -
China invades India
China invades India, the Himalayan War, and attempts to claim certain border area. -
Nixon extends the Vietnam War
Nixon extends the Vietnam War into Cambodia. -
Bangladesh becomes independent
The Bangladesh Liberation War breaks out. The war results in the creation of the independent country of Bangladesh. -
Gerald Ford becomes President
Richard Nixon resigns and is replaced by Gerald Ford as President of the U.S. -
Reagan gets inagurated
One of the reasons Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as President of the US is his opposition to the “concessions” of Détente. -
Mikhail Gorbachev and President Reagan meet
For the first time, Mikhail Gorbachev and President Reagan meet at Geneva, Switzerland. -
Soviet Union withdraws
Soviet Union forces begin their withdrawal from Afghanistan. The US and Soviet Union agree to no longer interfere in the affairs of the Afghani’s. -
Cold war ends
Berlin Wall came down, borders opened, and free elections ousted Communist regimes everywhere in eastern Europe. In late 1991 the Soviet Union itself dissolved into its component republics.
