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The Cold War
The war took place in 1947 and 1991 -
Truman Doctrine
Truman declares an active role in the Greek civil war. -
Marshall Plan
Marshall plan is announced to help countries fight poverty. -
H-Bomb
President Truman aprroves the development of the H-Bomb. -
Korean war ends
The Korean war officially comes to an end. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact is officially formed. -
Destalinization begins
Nikita Khrushchev begins destalinization. -
Space Race
The soviets successfully launched the world's first satellite, starting the space race. -
Sputnik is launched
The soviets successfully launch the Sputnik satellite into orbit. -
Castro comes to power
Fidel Castro takes over as the leader of Cuba. -
U-2 incident
The Soviet Union shot down a U.S.A spy plane that they detected in their area. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
JFK approves the invasion, the invasion fails and JFK denies giving approval. -
Berlin wall is built
The berlin wall is built by the soviets. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The soviet union and the U.S.A had a nuclear standoff threatening eachother. -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 successfully lands on the moon. -
Vietnam war extends
President Nixon extends the Vietnam war to Cambodia. -
SALT I
SALT I is officially signed. -
Nixon resigns
President Nixon officially resigns from office. -
Khmer Rouge take Cambodia
The communist khmer rouge take over Cambodia and genocide ensues. -
SALT II
SALT II is officially signed. -
Afghanistan invaded
The Soviets try to invade Afghanistan. -
Gorbachev comes to power
Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power and creates openness called glasnost and restructuring called perestroika. -
Removal of missiles
Reagan and Gorbachev agree to remove all of their missles from the nearby countries that were aimed at the other rivaling country. -
Soviets leave Afghanistan
The soviets begin to withdraw from Afghanistan after defeat. -
The berlin wall is taken down
The berlin wall is demolished and east and west germany compromise. -
Yeltsin comes to power
Boris Yeltsin is elected as Russian president. -
The End
The soviet union comes to an official end along with the cold war.