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The Cold War
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Yalta Conference Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin meeting of the "The BiG Three" Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe
Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin meeting of the "The BiG Three" Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The U.S bomb Hiroshima killing 80,000 people, -
Japan surrenders to Russia
Signifies the end of WW II -
Korean War begins
Stalin supports North Korea who invade South Korea equipped with Soviet weapons. -
Warsaw pact formed
Mutual defense treaty between 8 communist States of Central and Eastern Europe -
Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro
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Bay of pigs Invasion
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200,000 US troops dispatched to Vietnam
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Cease fire in Vietnam between North Vietnam and US
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US and China establish diplomatic relations
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President Reagan proposes Strategic Defense Initiative
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US troops invade and overthrow regime in Grenada
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Mikail Gorbachev becomes leader of Soviet Union
He initiated a campaign of openess called glasnost and restructuring called perestroika -
Reagan and Gorbachev resolve to removE all nuclear missiles from Europe
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Decline of Soviet Empire
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Berlin Wall is demolished and East Germany allows migration into West Germany
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End of Soviet Union and The Cold War Ends
