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Stalin's Speech& Chrchhill's speech
Stalin says in a speech that capitalism and communism are incompatible And Churchhill says in a speech the iron curtain has descended on Europe -
Russia's advancing weapons program
Russia tests it's first nuclear weapon -
Korean war Begins
North Korea with the aid of the Soviet Union invades South Korea -
The Soviets make defense pacts of their own
The warsaw pact was established -
The Russian space program surprises the west
Sputnik a satellite is launched into orbit -
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro officially takes over Cuba -
The Vietnam war escalates
U.S. involvement in the war increases -
The space race is finally over
Apollo 11 lands on the moon ending a long race to space -
The Soviet Unions "Vietnam syndrome"
Soviet troops invade Afghanistan -
The End of The Cold War
The Soviet union falls
