Cold War Events

Key events of the Cold War.

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Event
Truman Doctrine
Year
1947
Description
US policy to contain Soviet expansion.

1

Event
Berlin Blockade
Year
1948
Description
Soviet blockade of West Berlin; resolved by airlift.

2

Event
Korean War
Year
1950
Description
Conflict between North and South Korea.

3

Event
Cuban Missile Crisis
Year
1962
Description
Confrontation over Soviet missiles in Cuba.

4

Event
Berlin Wall falls
Year
1989
Description
Symbolic end of division in Germany.

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Event
Dissolution of Soviet Union
Year
1991
Description
End of the Soviet state and the Cold War.

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