THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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President Richard Nixon’s visit to China
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withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam
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tearing down the Berlin Wall
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sending US troops to Afghanistan
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Detailed explanation-1: -The fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War and, eventually, the Soviet Union. Soviet-occupied East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic, was reunited with West Germany on October 3, 1990.
Detailed explanation-2: -Berlin Wall’s fall marked the end of the Cold War for the American public.
Detailed explanation-3: -Legvold and others said the fall of the Berlin Wall marked the end of the Cold War. “The institutional basis for the Cold War, so far as it was focused in Europe, disappeared because the Warsaw Pact, as the opposing alliance, military alliance, to NATO, was scrapped.
Detailed explanation-4: -The reunification of East and West Germany was made official on October 3, 1990, almost one year after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Detailed explanation-5: -The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was a pivotal moment, not just in the Cold War but in the history of modern Europe. It was brought about by political reforms inside the Soviet bloc, escalating pressure from the people of eastern Europe and ultimately, confusion over an East German directive to open the border.