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1945-1995
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berlin airlift
The Berlin airlift was the first major international crisis of the Cold War. -
korean war
the korean war was a war between North and South Korea, in which a UN force led by the USA froght the North, which was assisted by the Soviet Union and China. -
vietnam war
the war was fought to prevent the communist takeover of south vietnam. This was part of a wider containment policy -
tiananmen square protest
a pro-democracy movement which ended on 4 June 1989 with the shooting of several hundred or possibly thousands of civilians -
fall of the berlin wall
Its demolition officially began on 13 June 1990 and was completed in 1992.The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls, which spaned over a wide area