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German troops surrender to the allied forces resulting in the end of World War II
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After the end of world war to many eastern European countries turn to communism under the influence of the Soviet Union.
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The Truman Doctrine pledges to contain the threat of communism and the Soviet Union.
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The Soviet Union detonate their first atomic bomb at a test site in Kazakhstan.
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South Korea with the help of the United Nations fought against North Korea which was aided by China and the Soviet Union
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A treaty signed by communist nations including as the Soviet Union, Poland, East Germany and other communist eastern European nations. This was a response to the entry of West Germany into NATO.
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Fidel Castro and Communists take over the Cuban government.
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The Berlin wall was built which divided East and West Germany
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Spy planes discover Soviet missiles in Cuba.
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The US sends troops to Vietnam to aid south Vietnam against the Soviet backed North Vietnameese
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Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union
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The first non-communist government is formed in Poland followed by the election of a non communist president.
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Restrictions on East Germans crossing into West Germany were stopped.
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Germany re-unites to become one country.
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The Soviet Union ceases to exist.
