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Before The Cold War the Soviet Union had control over Eastern Europe.
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Korean War begins. Stalin supports North Korea who invade South Korea equipped with Soviet weapons
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Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit.
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The Soviet Union closed all boarders to Berlin hoping America could no longer get food and supplies and would eventuall surrender.
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Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
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Egypt and Syria attack Israel and Egypt requests Soviet aid.
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Polish shipyard workers strike Solidarity Union formed. Strike leader Lech Walesa is elected as the head of Solidarity.
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President Reagan and Gorbachev resolve to remove all intermediate nuclear missiles from Europe.
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Poland And Hungary become independent.
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Along with the Cold War ending the Soviet Union was also disbanded.
