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The cold war time line
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Berlin Blockade Begins
This was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. -
Dwight Eisenhower is elected
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower won a landslide victory over Democrat Adlai Stevenson -
Sputnik Launched
This was when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball -
Iran Hostage Crisis
The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States. -
President Reagan is shot
President Ronald Reagan and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington, D.C. -
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
The hammer and sickle flag lowered for the last time over the Kremlin