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Cold War
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European Communist government
First East European Communist government set up in Albania. -
seize power
Communists seize power in Poland Truman Doctrine announced. -
U.S
U.S. sponsored coup overthrows Iranian government -
U.S. sponsored coup
U.S. sponsored coup overthrows Guatemalan government.
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) formed. -
Warsaw Pact formed.
Warsaw Pact formed. First Summit Meeting between President Dwight Eisenhower and Premier Nikita Khrushchev. -
Soviet and Cuban
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Polish shipyard
Polish shipyard workers strike, Solidarity Union formed. -
U.S
U.S. invades Grenada. -
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union, the following year he declares glasnost and perestroika. -
George Bush
George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev agree to the reunification of Germany in 1994