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1945: _____ : Allied leaders meet to discuss post-World War II Europe, setting the stage for Cold War tensions.
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1947: _____ : U.S. pledges support to countries resisting communist influence, marking a key policy shift.
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1948-49: _____ : Soviet blockade of West Berlin is countered by a massive Western airlift of supplies.
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1950-53: _____ : Conflict erupts between communist North Korea and non-communist South Korea, with international involvement.
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1961: _____ : East Germany creates a barrier to prevent defection to West Germany.
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1962: _____: A standoff occurs as the U.S. and USSR face off over Soviet missiles in Cuba.
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1968: _____: Soviet-led invasion suppresses liberal reforms in Czechoslovakia.
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1979: ____: The Soviets invade here, triggering U.S. opposition and boycotts of the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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1989: ____: Iconic event symbolizing the end of the Cold War's physical division of Europe.
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Chinese government violently suppresses pro-democracy demonstrations.
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1990: _____: East and West Germany reunify, marking the end of the division of the country.
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1991: _____: The event that officially ended the Cold War era.
