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Cold War Timeline

By seanjunk
  • World War II Ends

    World War II Ends

    The surrender of the Japanese officially brings the Second World War to an end.
  • "Iron Curtain" Speech

    "Iron Curtain" Speech

    Winston Churchill is the first to officially use the term "Iron Curtain" in the post WWII world.
  • Soveit Union launches Sputnik

    Soveit Union launches Sputnik

    The USSR launches the first space sattelite into orbit.
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    US Involved in Vietnam

    The battle between Communism and Democracy spead to the Korean Peninsula.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    For thirteen days the US and the USSR go back and forth over the presence of missiles on Cuba.
  • Apollo 11 Moon Landing

    Apollo 11 Moon Landing

    The US successfully beats the USSR in landing a man on the moon.
  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Fall of the Berlin Wall

    After apporximately thirty years of existence, the Berlin Wall comes down.