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Period: to
Cold War
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Federal Ciliv Defense Administration established
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US spying leaders executed: Fuchs Rosenbergs
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Korean War ends
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KGB established
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Vietnam split at 17th parallel
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Warsaw Pact formed
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Sputnik launches into orbit
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Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro
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Soviet Union reveals the U.S. spy plane was shot down over Soviet Territory