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Conference between US, Britain and Russia. Germany is divided into four military zones.
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Stalin announces communism and capitalism are incompatible
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Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War
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Marshall Plan is announced setting a precedent for helping countries combat poverty, disease and malnutrition
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U.S. meet 19 Latin American countries and created a security zone around the hemisphere
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Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia
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Berlin Blockade begins lasting 11 months
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NATO ratified
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Berlin Blockade ends
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Korean War begins. Stalin supports North Korea who invade South Korea equipped with Soviet weapons
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Korean War ends
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Warsaw Pact formed
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Vietnam split at 17th parallel
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Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro
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Bay of Pigs invasion
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Construction of Berlin Wall begins
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Cease fire in Vietnam between North Vietnam and United States
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Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union initiating a campaign of openness called "glasnost" and restructuring called "perestroika"
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Soviet troops withdraw from Afghanistan
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Berlin Wall is demolished and East Germany allows unrestricted migration to West Germany
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End of Soviet Union and the Cold War Ends
