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Yalta confrence
The Yalta Conference took place in a Russian resort town in the Crimea from February 4–11, 1945 -
Berlin Airlift
West berlin
June 27, 1948 - may 12, 1949
dropped supplies to West Berlin -
NATO formed
NATO - North America Treaty Organizations. -
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Korean War
About 5 million soldiers and civilians died. -
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Vietnam War
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Geneva Confrence
A meeting that was held in efforts to resolve problems in Vietnam. -
The Warsaw Pact is formed
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Launch of Sputnik
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. -
Berlin Crisis
1958 - 1961 Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev delivered a speech that said us and france and britain should remove forces from west Berlin. -
Bay of Pigs
A young Cuban nationalist named Fidel Castro (1926-) drove his guerilla army into Havana and overthrew General Fulgencio Batista -
U-2 Spy Incident
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) shot down an American U-2 spy plane in Soviet air space and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers -
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Berlin Wall
The official purpose of this Berlin Wall was to keep Western “fascists” from entering East Germany and undermining the socialist state, but it primarily served the objective of stemming mass defections from East to West. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet Union engaged in a hesitent, 13 day military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear armed Soviet missiles on Cuba,. -
Moscow-Washington Hotline Created
The establishment of the hotline to the Kremlin came in the wake of the October 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, in which the U.S. and U.S.S.R had come dangerously close to all out nuclear war. -
John F. Kennedy Assassination
the Kennedys and Connallys waved at the large and enthusiastic crowds. As their vehicle passed at 12:30 p.m., Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly fired three shots from the sixth floor, wounding President Kennedy. Kennedy was anounced dead 30 minutes later. He was 46. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin was passed, allowing President Johnson to take any measures he thought were needed to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia. -
The Tet Offensive
70,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launched the Tet Offensive on South Vietnam. -
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
first man on the moon mission. -
Richard Nixon Visits China
Nixon’s historic visit began the slow process of the reestablishing relations between the United States and communist China. -
SALT II Signed
Jimmy Carter and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev sign the SALT-II agreement dealing with limitations and guidelines for nuclear weapons. -
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The Soviet Invasion of Afghanastan
the Soviet Union sent thousands of troops into Afghanistan and immediately assumed complete military and political control of Kabul and large portions of the country. -
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Invasion of Grenada
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Berlin Wall Falls
The Berlin Wall stood until November 9, 1989, when the head of the East German Communist Party announced that citizens of the GDR could cross the border whenever they pleased. -
Mikhail Gorbachev Elected
While the election was a victory for Gorbachev, it also revealed serious defeat in his power base that would eventually lead to the collapse of his presidency in December 1991.