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Yalta Conference
Yalta Conference meeting of Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin - The Cold War Begins -
End of World War II
Japan and Germany's defeat marks the end of the 2nd World War -
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Berlin Blockade
the Soviet blockade of Western supplies to Berlin -
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Korean War
North Korea invades South Korea with Soviet weapons given by Stalin -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact is signed -
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Vietnam War
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Sputnik Launched
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Cuba allies with USSR
Cuba openly joins the USSR in allegiance -
Construction of Berlin Wall begins
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Apollo 11 lands on the moon
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President Reagan proposes Strategic Defence Initiative
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Glasnost and Perestroika
C. 1985, couldn't find exact date -
Beginning of Berlin Wall destruction
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Polish Independance
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German reuinification
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Collapse of the Soviet Union and end of the Cold War