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Russa declares war on Japan.
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After the U.S dropped Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan surrendered and this ended WW II.
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President Truman signed an agreement stating the U.S. would give help to countries threatrened by the Soviets.
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One of the first international crises resulted from the Soviet Union trying to force the Allied Powers out of their post-World War II agreements.
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The war began when North Korea invaded South Korea. Tension was heavily sparked between the Soviets and the U.S.
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This was known as the competition between nations to acheive more exploration in space.
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The U.S. launched Sputnik into space.
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The Soviets shot down a U.S. CIA plane which led to an embarrassing conference for the U.S.
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This was a failed attempt of the Cubans exiles to invade Cuba.
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When Reagan visited the Wall it showed commitment and dedication to the people of West Berlin.
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This was the closest the Soviet Union and the U.S. ever came to war with a scare of using nuclear power.
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Apollo 11 lands on the moon. This vehicle carried three Americans to the moon and back for the first time.
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The Soviets invade Afghanistan which angers the U.S. and causes them to boycott the Olympics in 1980.
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East and West Germany reunited which proved East Germany was no longer Communist.
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After a long period of struggling between the U.S. and USSR the Soviet Union was dissolved and the Cold War was able to end.
