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Bolsheviks take over Soviet Union
Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin take over the six month old Russian Republic and turn it in to the USSR -
Lenin's Death
Vladimir Lenin dies starting a fight for power between Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky -
End of World War II in Europe
Germany surrenders beginning a fight for world power between America and the USSR -
Berlin Airlift
The Allies begin dropping supplies on Berlin -
Blockade of West Berlin
Soviets blockade west Berlin -
Korean War
Soviet and Chinese backed North Koreans invade South Korea -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
American backed anti-Castros try to overthrow Castro -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviets place nukes in Cuba -
Ronald Reagan Becomes President
Ronald Reagan inaugurated as President of the United States of America -
Nuclear Weapons cut in Half
Gorbachev and Reagan agree to reduce the Number of Nukes