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Creation of Isreal
Isreal was the first Jewish state in 2,000 years. -
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Berlin Airlift
At the end of World War II the U.S, British, and Soviet forces divided and occupied Germany. Also divided into zones, Berlin was located far inside Soviet-controlled eastern Germany. -
Korean War
Began as a civil war between North and South Korea, but the conflict quickly became worldwide when, the United Nations joined to support South Korea and the People’s Republic of China entered to aid North Korea -
Cuban Mistle Crisis
A United States spy plane secretly captured a picture of nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on the island of Cuba.Kennedy decided to place a naval blockade around cuba to prevent the Soviets from bringing in more military supplies. This is closest the US has been to nuclear warfare. -
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USSR invades Afghanistan
The Soviets wished to expand their influence in Asia. They also wanted to preserve the Communist government that had been established in the 1970s. The Soviets wanted to protect their interests in Afghanistan from Iran and western nations. -
Assassination of Egyptian President Sadat
President Sadat was assassinated during the annual victory parade held in Cairo to celebrate Operation Badr -
Tiananmen Square protest
The protest was statred by the death of former Communist Party General Secretary, Hu Yaobang -
Ayatollag Khomeini is Supreme Leader of Iran
Ayatollag Khomeini became the new supreme leader of Iran after Ruhollah Khomeini's death. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The spokesman for East Berlin’s Communist Party announced a change in his city’s relations with the West on November 9th 1989. Starting at midnight that day, he said, citizens of the GDR were free to cross the country’s borders -
Assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Begin
He was shot in the head
