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Joseph Stalin predicts a war is iminent in due to the developement of capitalism in the world economy. His response is to increase the USSR's defenses.
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Churchill describes the Soviet-controlled satelite states and coins the term used for the rest fthe Cold War.
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President Harry Truman declares an active role in the Greek Civil War.
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Sets a precedent for helping countries combat poverty, disease, and malnutrition.
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Soviet power takes over in the neighboring country of Czechoslovakia.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is ratified and an opposission on Communism begins.
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The USSR tests out the first atomiv bomb
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Communist leader Mao Zedong takes control of China and creates the People's Republic of China.
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Korean War begins with the North Koreans gaining support of Soviet weapons against the South Koreans.
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Soviet tanks are sent into Poznan, Poland to suppress demonstrations by workers.
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Russian satelite, Sputnik, is succesfully launched into orbit.
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CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 attempts to invade Cuba through "Bay of Pigs"
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Construction of the Berlin Wall begins marking loss of hope for a generation.
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Soviet forces and Cuba were creating conflict with the US and is the closest the Cold War came to a nuclear conflict.
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The Apollo 11 lands on the moon and US wins the race.
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Reykjavik Summit is called and President Reagan and Gorbachev sign an agreement to remove intermediate-range nuclear weapons.
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Reagan Gorbachev agree to remove all medium and short range nuclear missles.
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Berlin Wall is demolished and both East Germany allowsunrestricted migration to West Germany
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The USSR ceases to exist and the fall of the Soviet Empires is done.
