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The Cold War brought the planet to the brink of nuclear doom. At center stage was Berlin, the divided German city that was the home of the 1948 Airlift and the 1989 fall of the Wall. SPIEGEL ONLINE has put together a chronology of key Cold War events.
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Yalta Conference
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United States first used atomic bomb in war.
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Japanese surrender to end World War II.
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Berlin Blockade begins.
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Berline Blockade ends.
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Federal Civil Defense Administration was established.
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The Rosenburg's were excuted.
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Sputnik is launched into the orbit.
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COnstruction on the Berlin Wall begins.
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Apollo 11 lands on the moon.
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North Vietnam defeat South Vietnam.
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Berlin wall falls down.
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Elected to presidency of Russia
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End of Soviet Union
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Russia enters war agaisnt Japan.
