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1
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Yalta Conference

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Feb 1945

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Second World War ends in Europe

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May 1945

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Potsdam Conference

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July-Aug 1945

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End of Second World War in Asia

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Sep 1945

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5
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Kennan’s ‘Long Telegram’

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Feb 1946

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Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ Speech

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March 1946

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Truman Doctrine announced

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March 1947

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8
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Marshall Plan launched

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June 1947

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9
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Berlin Blockade begins

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June 1948

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10
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NATO formed

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April 1949

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11
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Federal Republic of Germany created

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May 1949

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12
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USSR successfully detonates their first atomic bomb

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Aug 1949

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13
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Communist victory in Chinese civil war

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Oct 1949

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14
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German Democratic Republic created

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Oct 1949

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15
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North Korea invades South Korea

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June 1950

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16
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Death of Stalin

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March 1953

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17
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Armistice signed to end Korean War

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July 1953

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18
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Warsaw Pact formed

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May 1955

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19
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Polish uprising

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June-Oct 1956

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20
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Hungarian uprising

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Oct-Nov 1956

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21
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Castro takes power in Cuba

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Jan 1959

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22
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U-2 spy plane incident

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May 1960

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23
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Berlin Wall built

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August 1960

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24
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Cuban Missile Crisis

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Oct 1962

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25
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Moscow Test Ban Treaty signed

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Aug 1963

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26
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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Aug 1964

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27
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Communist China successfully detonate their first atomic bomb

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Oct 1964

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28
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Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War

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Jan-Feb 1968

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29
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty signed

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July 1968

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30
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Warsaw Pact countries invade Czechoslovakia

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Aug 1968

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31
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Brezhnev Doctrine announced

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Nov 1968

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32
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Sino-Soviet border conflict

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March-Sep 1969

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33
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Soviet-American arms limitations talks begin

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Nov 1969

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34
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Nixon visits China

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Feb 1972

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35
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Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty (SALT) ratified

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May 1972

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36
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Paris Peace Agreement

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Jan 1973

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37
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US troops withdraw from Vietnam

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March 1973

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38
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Reunification of Vietnam

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April 1975

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39
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Angolan Civil War begins

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Nov 1975

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40
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Cuban troops send troops to Ethiopia

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July 1977

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41
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Sandinista victory in the Nicaraguan Civil War

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July 1979

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42
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Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

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Dec 1979

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43
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Martial Law declared in Poland

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Dec 1981

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44
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Reagan announces Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI)

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March 1983

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45
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Soviets shoot down KAL 007 passenger plane

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Sep 1983

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46
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US invasion of Grenada

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Oct 1983

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47
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Able Archer crisis

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Nov 1983

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48
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Summits between Gorbachev and Reagan begin

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Nov 1985

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49
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Gorbachev announces Glasnost and Perestroika

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1986

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50
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Soviet troops withdraw from Afghanistan

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Feb 1989

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51
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Berlin Wall comes down

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Nov 1989

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52
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German reunification

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Oct 1990

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53
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End of the Soviet Union

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Dec 1991

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54
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Roosevelt dies and Hitler commits suicide

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April 1945

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55
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USA successfully test the first nuclear weapon

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July 1945

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56
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Two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Aug 1945

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57
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The Percentages Agreement

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1944

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58
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Communists win elections in Poland

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June 1946

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59
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Communists win elections in Bulgaria (75%)

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Oct 1946

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60
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Communists win elections in Romania (80%)

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Nov 1946

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61
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Cominform created

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Sept 1947

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62
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Communists control Czechoslovakia

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June 1948

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63
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Bizonia formed

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Jan 1947

64
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New currency introduced into Western zones of Germany

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Feb 1948

65
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London Conference recommends a West German Constituent Assembly

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June 1948

66
Q

Truman approves NSC-68 recommendations

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Sep 1948

67
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China forms military alliance with USSR

A

Feb 1950

68
Q

China joins North Korea in the Korean War

A

Nov 1950

69
Q

San Francisco Peace treaty signed between USA and Japan

A

Sep 1951

70
Q

Eisenhower becomes US President

A

Jan 1953

71
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Stalin agrees to provide North Korea with military equipment

A

Feb 1950

72
Q

Truman dismisses MacArthur

A

1951 April

73
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Rosenberg trial for espionage

A

March 1951

74
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FRG joins Counsel cil of Europe

A

Nov 1949

75
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Eisenhower elected President of USA

A

Nov 1952

76
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NSC 162/2 presented

A

Oct 1953

77
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Dulles announces ‘massive retaliation’ strategy

A

Jan 1954

78
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Geneva Conference

A

July 1954

79
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SEATO established

A

Sep 1954

80
Q

West Germany joins NATO

A

May 1955

81
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Austrian State Treaty

A

May 1955

82
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Khrushchev’s Secret Speech delivered

A

Feb 1956

83
Q

Camp David talks

A

Sep 1959

84
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Paris Summit

A

May 1960

85
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Kennedy and Khrushchev meet in Vienna

A

June 1961

86
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USSR develops its first ICBM

A

May 1957

87
Q

Sputnik is launched

A

Oct 1957

88
Q

Gaither Report commissioned

A

Nov 1957

89
Q

USSR issues Berlin Ultimatum

A

Nov 1958

90
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Gagarin is the first man into outer space

A

April 1961

91
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Kennedy makes his ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ speech

A

June 1963

92
Q

Diem refuses to hold elections on reunification

A

Aug 1955

93
Q

Kennedy replaces Eisenhower as US President

A

Jan 1961

94
Q

Strategic Hamlet Programme introduced

A

March 1962

95
Q

Buddhist Crisis in Vietnam

A

1963

96
Q

Diem assassinated

A

Nov 1963

97
Q

USSR offers economic and military aid to Cuba

A

Feb 1960

98
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Bay of Pigs Invasion

A

April 1961

99
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Operation Mongoose in Cuba

A

Nov 1961

100
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Khrushchev sends nuclear missiles to Cuba

A

May 1962

101
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Khrushchev withdraws nuclear missiles from Cuba

A

29 Oct 1962

102
Q

Johnson becomes US President

A

Nov 1963

103
Q

Operation Rolling Thunder starts

A

May 1965

104
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Johnson announces he won’t stand for re-election

A

March 1968

105
Q

Operation Menu starts in Cambodia

A

March 1969

106
Q

Nixon Doctrine announced

A

July 1969

107
Q

Vietnamisation announced to US public

A

Nov 1969

108
Q

US ground forces invade Cambodia

A

April 1970

109
Q

Nixon supports ARVN invasion of Laos

A

Feb 1971

110
Q

Washington-Moscow ‘Hot line’ set up

A

June 1963

111
Q

Kennedy assassinated

A

Nov 1963

112
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Khrushchev removed from office

A

Oct 1964

113
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Brezhnev becomes leader of USSR

A

Oct 1964

114
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Dubcek appointed leader of Czechoslovakia

A

Jan 1968

115
Q

Prague Spring

A

Jan-Aug 1968

116
Q

Last US troops withdraw from Vietnam

A

March 1973

117
Q

Ford becomes US President

A

1974

118
Q

Nixon resigns as US President

A

Aug 1974

119
Q

Vladivostok Summit

A

Nov 1974

120
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Helsinki Accords are finalised

A

Aug 1975

121
Q

SALT II agreed (but not fully ratified)

A

May 1979

122
Q

Vienna Summit

A

June 1979

123
Q

President Carter announces his doctrine

A

Jan 1980

124
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Reagan elected US President

A

Nov 1980

125
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Martial law introduced into Poland

A

Dec 1981

126
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Chile’s socialist president (Allende) overthrown with US support

A

Sep 1973

127
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Portugal grants Angola independence

A

April 1974

128
Q

Cuba provides military support for socialists in Angolan Civil War

A

Aug 1975

129
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Cuba sends military support for socialist regime in Ethiopia

A

July 1977

130
Q

USA funds the Contras in Nicaragua

A

March 1981

131
Q

Gorbachev becomes leader of USSR

A

1985

132
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Chernobyl disaster occurs

A

1986

133
Q

Law on State enterprises

A

1988

134
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Gorbachev’s alcohol policies are introduced

A

1985

135
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G+R Geneve Summit

A

Nov 1985

136
Q

G+R Reykjavik Summit

A

Oct 1986

137
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G+R Washington Summit

A

Dec 1987

138
Q

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) signed

A

Dec 1987

139
Q

G+R Moscow Summit

A

May-June 1988

140
Q

Bush elected US President

A

Nov 1988

141
Q

Poland ends its ban on Solidarity

A

April 1989

142
Q

Free elections agreed in Hungary

A

June 1989

143
Q

Solidarity receive overwhelming win in Polish elections

A

June 1989

144
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Solidarity invited to form a coalition gov

A

July 1989

145
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Hungary allows East Germans to enter Austria via Hungary

A

Sep 1989

146
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East German leader (Honecker) resigns

A

Oct 1989

147
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Czechoslovakia opens border, allowing access to Western European states

A

Nov 1989

148
Q

Berlin Wall is brought down

A

Nov 1989

149
Q

Cuban forces removed from Angola

A

1988

150
Q

All Eastern European communist states collapse (except Albania)

A

1989

151
Q

START is ratified

A

1991

152
Q

Failed coup attempt in the USSR

A

1991

153
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Dissolution of the USSR

A

1991

154
Q

Peace agreements in El Salvador

A

1992

155
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UN supervises elections in El Salvador

A

1994

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