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Major Events of the Cold War

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Rated 2 points - posted 13 years ago by Ernesto1 in category Other.

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Berlin Wall Falls

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Berlin Airlift

After the end of WWII the United States airlifts materials to Western Europe and West Germany both to help and to secure them as allies during the Cold War.

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Soviet Union Collapses

With the Collapse of the Soviet Union the cold war dies.

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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Afghanistan

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Berlin Wall is Built

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Stalin Dies

With Stalin's death the Korean War is allowed to end.

22 points - added 13 years ago by Ernesto1 - 1 comment

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Little known fact. The west would monitor soviet military radio conversations. The first person in the west to hear of Stalin's death was non other than famed musician Johnny Cash!

Added 12 years ago by redbarron80, 6 points

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Star Wars

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Vietnam War agreement

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SALT

Strategic. Arms. Limitations. Treaty. Both sides agreed to limit the amount of arms that they are going to produce.

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Truman Doctrine

The United States would combat Communism in countries that did not want it in order to prevent the Domino Effect.

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Nixon visits China

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INF

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Iron Curtain Speech

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