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Japanese surrender, ending World War II.
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Soviets explode first atomic bomb, initially starting the riots.
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Korean War begins
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KGB established- Thwy were the main security agency of the Soviet Union during the War.
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Sputnik launched into orbit
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Construction of Berlin Wall begins
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John f. Kennedy, who was elected president in November of 1960, was assasinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas Texas.
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Apollo 11 lands on the moon, giving hope to people around the whole world.
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President Nixon resigns
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Shah of Iran overthrown; Iranian Hostage Crisis. Troops were sent and in the end, gained trust of some nations.
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President Reagan proposes Strategic Defense Initiative, which would try to give the US and allies a hand up in the war. Helping them gain initiative and momentum.
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Reagan and Gorbachev resolve to remove all intermediate nuclear missiles from Europe, initially saving the US from further attacks.
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The Berlin Wall falls when the public, who was outraged by the injustice they had been served, started chipping away the wall in an effort to show that they were fed up with the government, Later, industrial organizations came and removed the wall completely, paving the way for German reunification.
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Communist governments fall in Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Rumania; Soviet empire ends
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End of Soviet Union; Cold War Ends
