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Yalta Conference
"Big Three" meet; start of Cold War -
Iron Curtain Speech by Churchill
"An "iron curtain" has descended on Europe..." -
Truman Doctrine
Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War -
Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia
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Berlin Blockade
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NATO Ratified
Creates Western Bloc -
Mao Zedong creates People's Republic of China
CHina becomes a communist state -
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Korean War
Stalin supports North Korea and arms them against South Korea -
KGB Established
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Warsaw Pact Formed
Creates Easten Bloc -
Sputnik Launched into Orbit
First real progress of "Space Race" -
Fidel Castro Takes Over Cuba
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
Shortly after Castro openly declared agreement with Stalin's policies -
Cuban Missile Crisis
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Nuclear Test Ban Treaty signed
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Red Army crush Czechoslovakian revolt
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Apollo 11 lands on the Moon
U.S. "wins" space race -
North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam
South Vietnam falls to Communist forces -
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U.S. Troops overthrow regime in Grenada