China’s communist government is recognized by NATO and its allies
The Baltic countries declare independence from the USSR
The USSR begins its invasion of Afghanistan
Churchill claims an “iron curtain” had descended on Eastern Europe
The USSR tests their first nuclear weapon
The USSR tests Tsar Bomba, the largest nuke ever
The Soviet military crushes the Hungarian Revolution
Poland is the first to quit communism peacefully
Boris Yeltsin becomes the leader of Russia
The USSR launches Sputnik, starting the Space Race
Communist revolutionaries take over mainland China
North Korea invades South Korea
The USSR withdraws from Afghanistan
The USA and USSR agree to limit nuclear weapons with SALT I & II
The Iranian Hostage Crisis
The USA flouts the Berlin Blockade with the Berlin Airlift
United States withdraws from Vietnam
The Berlin Wall is dismantled
The construction of the Berlin Wall
Gorbachev comes to power and enacts perestroika and glasnost
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