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Potsdam Conference
at Potsdam in the Soviet occupation zone from July 17 to August 2, 1945, to allow the three leading Allies to plan the postwar peace, while avoiding the mistakes of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. The participants were the Soviet -
Creation of NATO
The North Atlantic Alliance was founded in the aftermath of the Second World War. Its purpose was to secure peace in Europe, to promote cooperation among its members and to guard their freedom -
The Space Race
The Space Race was a 20th-century competition between two Cold War rivals, the United States and the Soviet Union, to achieve superior spaceflight capability. It had its origins in the ballistic missile-based nuclear arms race between the two nations -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam -
Soviet-Afghan War
was a protracted armed conflict fought in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989. It saw extensive fighting between the Soviet Union and the Afghan mujahideen after the former militarily intervened in, or launched an invasion of, Afghanistan to support the local pro -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin Wall was a historic event that happened on 9 November 198912. It marked the end of the Cold War and the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe13. The wall was built by East Germany in 1961 to prevent its citizens from fleeing to West Germany3. It was torn down by jubilant crowds after a mistaken announcement by an East German official that travel restrictions were lifted2.
