The Cold War - Years and Events
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1945
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Korean War
Apollo 11 lands on the moon
Soviets launch first satellite into space
Soviets set up missiles in Cuba
East Germany builds a wall around Berlin
Soviet Union breaks apart
Fidel Castro comes to power in Cuba
End of World War II
Collapse of Communism in eastern Europe
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan
American airlift to West Berlin
Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader
1948 - 1949
???
Korean War
Apollo 11 lands on the moon
Soviets launch first satellite into space
Soviets set up missiles in Cuba
East Germany builds a wall around Berlin
Soviet Union breaks apart
Fidel Castro comes to power in Cuba
End of World War II
Collapse of Communism in eastern Europe
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan
American airlift to West Berlin
Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader
1950 - 1953
???
Korean War
Apollo 11 lands on the moon
Soviets launch first satellite into space
Soviets set up missiles in Cuba
East Germany builds a wall around Berlin
Soviet Union breaks apart
Fidel Castro comes to power in Cuba
End of World War II
Collapse of Communism in eastern Europe
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan
American airlift to West Berlin
Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader
1957
???
Korean War
Apollo 11 lands on the moon
Soviets launch first satellite into space
Soviets set up missiles in Cuba
East Germany builds a wall around Berlin
Soviet Union breaks apart
Fidel Castro comes to power in Cuba
End of World War II
Collapse of Communism in eastern Europe
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan
American airlift to West Berlin
Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader
1959
???
Korean War
Apollo 11 lands on the moon
Soviets launch first satellite into space
Soviets set up missiles in Cuba
East Germany builds a wall around Berlin
Soviet Union breaks apart
Fidel Castro comes to power in Cuba
End of World War II
Collapse of Communism in eastern Europe
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan
American airlift to West Berlin
Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader
1961
???
Korean War
Apollo 11 lands on the moon
Soviets launch first satellite into space
Soviets set up missiles in Cuba
East Germany builds a wall around Berlin
Soviet Union breaks apart
Fidel Castro comes to power in Cuba
End of World War II
Collapse of Communism in eastern Europe
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan
American airlift to West Berlin
Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader
1962
???
Korean War
Apollo 11 lands on the moon
Soviets launch first satellite into space
Soviets set up missiles in Cuba
East Germany builds a wall around Berlin
Soviet Union breaks apart
Fidel Castro comes to power in Cuba
End of World War II
Collapse of Communism in eastern Europe
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan
American airlift to West Berlin
Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader
1969
???
Korean War
Apollo 11 lands on the moon
Soviets launch first satellite into space
Soviets set up missiles in Cuba
East Germany builds a wall around Berlin
Soviet Union breaks apart
Fidel Castro comes to power in Cuba
End of World War II
Collapse of Communism in eastern Europe
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan
American airlift to West Berlin
Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader
1979
???
Korean War
Apollo 11 lands on the moon
Soviets launch first satellite into space
Soviets set up missiles in Cuba
East Germany builds a wall around Berlin
Soviet Union breaks apart
Fidel Castro comes to power in Cuba
End of World War II
Collapse of Communism in eastern Europe
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan
American airlift to West Berlin
Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader
1985
???
Korean War
Apollo 11 lands on the moon
Soviets launch first satellite into space
Soviets set up missiles in Cuba
East Germany builds a wall around Berlin
Soviet Union breaks apart
Fidel Castro comes to power in Cuba
End of World War II
Collapse of Communism in eastern Europe
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan
American airlift to West Berlin
Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader
1989
???
Korean War
Apollo 11 lands on the moon
Soviets launch first satellite into space
Soviets set up missiles in Cuba
East Germany builds a wall around Berlin
Soviet Union breaks apart
Fidel Castro comes to power in Cuba
End of World War II
Collapse of Communism in eastern Europe
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan
American airlift to West Berlin
Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader
1991
???
Korean War
Apollo 11 lands on the moon
Soviets launch first satellite into space
Soviets set up missiles in Cuba
East Germany builds a wall around Berlin
Soviet Union breaks apart
Fidel Castro comes to power in Cuba
End of World War II
Collapse of Communism in eastern Europe
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan
American airlift to West Berlin
Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader
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