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Cold War
US and Russian conflict involving no true fighting -
China went communist
(not exact date) china made the final decision to become communist -
Korean War
Technically this war is still active. The United States and North Korea did not sign a peace treaty between the two nations. but there was a cease fire. -
Sputnik
the day the russians launched there first rocket into space... which burnt up when reentering the earths atmoshpere -
Vietnam War
the war between North and South Vietnam which was backed by both by the US and Russia/China. -
Bay of pigs
an unsuccessful invasion into Cuba -
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Bay of pigs
An unsucessful invasion into Cuba -
The US Sends a man to the moon
the day the United states government sent a team of astronuats to the moon -
The berlin Wall was built
the date temperary borders were put up to divide berlin -
Cuban Missile Crisis
the close call that almost happened between the russians,cubans and also Americans that almost lead to a full scale nuclear war -
German Reunification
the Fall of the berlin wall -
collapse of the soviet union
the day the final straw was pulled and the soviet union collapsed