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Four powers divide Germany
Great Britain, France, the US, and the USSR wear the four powers that divided Germany. they also divided Berlin the capital of Germany into four pieces.
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NATO set up
Nato was the first peacekeeping military alliance created by the US, Canada, and several European nations to fight against the USSR.
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Korean war
The Korean war was fought between North Korea and South Korea. North Korea was in alliance with the USSR and South Korea was in alliance with the US. The war ended in 1953.
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U.S. develps H-Bomb
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Creation of warsaw pact
The USSR created the warsaw pact to counterbalance NATO. The warsaw pact was created to strengthen the Soviet military.
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Hungarian Revolt
The Hungarian Revolution started because a soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev gave a speech. The Rebels won the first phase and in the second phase, the Soviet Union executed their leader, Nagy.
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Sputnik is launched
Sputnik was a Russian satellite that was launched in October 1957 and deorbited in January 1958. The US watched as the satellite crossed the US multiple a day.
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam war started in 1957 and ended in 1975. The war was fought between North and South Vietnam. The North was supported by the communist allies and the South was supported by anti-communist allies.
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Berlin wall is built
The Berlin wall was built because Russia didn't want people from the east to go to the west so they built a big wall and anyone that tried to leave got killed. Then in 1989, the wall got torn down.
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest point to a nuclear war during the cold war. The US sent missiles to Italy and Turkey so the soviet union sent missiles to Cuba which is very close to the US. The whole thing lasted 35 days.
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Czech uprising
The Soviet Union led a warsaw pact military to Czechoslovakia to get rid of the reformist group in Prague but it didn't end well for the Soviet Union.
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U.S. votes to admit Communist china into U.N.
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Helsinki Accords
Helsinki Accords that were signed on 1 August 1975 were to reject any use of force in internal affairs and they were urged to respect human rights.
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Polish "Solidarity" uprising
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START
START was a treaty between the US and the Soviet Union that was for the reduction and the limitations of offensive arms.
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I.N.F. Treaty signed
The I.N.F. Treaty was signed between the US and the Soviet Union for the number of nuclear weapons each country could have.
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Germany is re-united
When Germany got reunited people bulldozed the berlin wall to get to the other side and they had a party/celebration at the wall.
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Soviet Union ceases to exist
The Soviet Union flag was lowered one last time on December 25, 1991. Gorbachev resigned as the president of the Soviet Union leaving Russia as an independent state.
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