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Cold War Timeline (1947-1991)

  • Japanese Surrender End of World War III

    Japanese Surrender End of World War III
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    Berlin Blockade and Airlift.

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    Korean War. 1950-1953.

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    Vietnam War

  • USSR Tests the largest Nuclear Weapon Ever Built

    USSR Tests the largest Nuclear Weapon Ever Built
  • Construction of Berlin Wall Begins

    Construction of Berlin Wall Begins
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
  • President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas

    President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas
  • Berlin Wall is demolished and East Germany allows unrestricted migration to West Germany

    Berlin Wall is demolished and East Germany allows unrestricted migration to West Germany
  • End of Soviet Union and the Cold War Ends

    End of Soviet Union and the Cold War Ends