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The cold war begins.
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United States announces Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan.
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Berlin Airlift begins.
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NATO was formed.
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The Federal Republic of Germany was created.
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emerged the new leader of the Soviet Union.
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the polish communist party adopted a series of reforms
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Red Army crushes the Hungarian Revolution
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Soviets sent sputnik 1 to space.
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Fidel Castro overthrew the Cuban dictator.
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China explodes its first atomic bomb.
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Alexander Dubcek was elected first secretary of the communist party
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President Nixon reached an agreement with North Vietnam that allowed the United States to withdraw its forces.
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U.S. commits combat troops to South Vietnam.
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Berlin Wall is demolished.
