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VE- Day
Victory in Europe. Germany surrenders to the Red Army in Berlin -
Independence
India and Pakistan gain independence from the United Kingdom. -
Japan Treaty
the Treaty of San Francisco, signed by Japan on September 8, 1951, comes into effect,formally ending its period of occupation and isolation, and becoming a sovereign state. -
Germany in NATO
West Germany joins NATO and begins rearmament(North Atlantic Treaty Organization) -
Dictator in Cuba
Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro -
Passing Of President
JFK is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. -
Independence for Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Liberation War breaks out. The war results in the creation of the independent country of Bangladesh. -
Losing a Alliance
France leaves SEATO which results in the disbanding of the organization. -
Afghanistan
After the overthrow of Afghani President Sardar Mohammed Dauod, resulting in his murder, a Communist regime takes over in Afghanistan. -
Rebel agaisnt government
In South America, Marxists in El Salvador engage in a war against the government which was being supported by the US. -
Stop of Power
Martial law is declared in Poland by communist General Jaruzelski. The declaration was an attempt to stop the Polish Trade Union from gaining power -
Agaisnt Soviet Union
President Reagan calls the Soviet Union as an “evil empire” during a speech given to the National Association of Evangelicals. -
Accident in Soviet Union
In one of the worst Soviet nuclear plant accidents, Chernobyl, in the Ukraine, explodes. This came to be known as the Chernobyl disaster. -
Withdraw from Afghananist
Soviet Union forces begin their withdrawal from Afghanistan. The US and Soviet Union agree to no longer interfere in the affairs of the Afghani’s -
War conclusion
The end of the Cold War. Mikhail Gorbachev and President Bush make the announcement of the Malta Summit that “the long lasting era of peace has begun