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Potsdam Conference
Held at Cecilienhof and was significant because the United States President Harry Truman, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill divided up Europe and discussed post world war. -
Soviet Union's Atomic Bomb
Test site was Semipalatinsk in Kazakhstan. The USSR launches its first atomic bomb named "First Lightning". -
Soviets launch first man‑made satellite
Soviets launch first man‑made satellite. A succesful launch of the unmanned satellite Sputnik I gave the Soviet Union a lead over the United States in technology. -
Bay of Pigs: Invasion of Cuba
1400 Cuban exiles launched a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. -
East Germany builds Berlin Wall
Communist government of East Germany starts building the Berlin Wall to divide West and East Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13-day long confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union about the concern of Soviet ballistic missiles deployment in Cuba. -
China explodes its first atomic bomb
China explodes its first atomic bomb allowing them to join the race of Technology. -
President Richard Nixon visits China
President Richard Nixon visiting China was an important step in formally normalizing relations between China and United States. -
Berlin Wall is demolished
Having the Berlin Wall demolished allowed citizzens from east and west Berlin to reunite.
