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Period: to
Cold War
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Berlin Airlift
U.S drops supplies to West Berlin after Soviets blockade the city -
NATO Forms
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is formed to combat the Iron Curtain in East Europe -
Korean War Starts
War between North and South Korea begins -
U.S Tests H-Bomb
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Warsaw Pact
Warsaw pact if formed to combat NATO -
Soviets launch Sputnik
Soviets are the fist into space with Sputnik -
Berlin Wall Built
Berlin wall is built to keep East Germans in -
Cuban Missle Crisis
Soviet Missles are deployed on the Cuban Island bringing Nuclear War closer to the U.S -
SALT 1 is Signed
U.S and U.S.S.R sign agreement to limit Nuclear weapons -
Mikhail Gorbachev
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Major Arms Agreement
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Iron Curtain Crumbles
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EU is Formed
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9/11 Attacks
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US invades Iraq
