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Sputnik
the world's first artificial satellite -
China explodes atomic bomb
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Coup in Chile
Armed forces put the country under military control -
US-Iran embassy hostages
Students climed over the wall -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
Insurgent groups lnown collectivly as the mujahideen -
Evil Empire Speech
The Evil Empire known as the Soviet Union -
Star Wars (S.D.I.)
The Strategic Defense Initiative was eventually abandoned, and after a few years, it was nothing other than a short chapter in history books. -
Iran Islam Revolution
popular uprising that resulted in the fall of the monarchy and the establishment of an Islamic republic -
Iran Contra Affair
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Fall of the USSR