1975 ⟶ Helsinki Accords Signed
August 1: The Helsinki Accords, which officially recognize E...
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🤝 Yalta Conference: Allied Leaders Plan Post-War Europe
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United Kingdom🤝 Potsdam Conference: Division of Europe into Blocs
July – August: The Potsdam Conference divides Europe into Western and Soviet blocs.⟶
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GermanyUnited StatesUnited KingdomSoviet Union✈️ U-2 Spy Plane Shot Down Over Soviet Territory
May 1: 1960 U-2 incident sparks deterioration in relations between superpowers.⟶
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Soviet UnionUnited States🤝 SALT I Treaty and ABM Treaty Signed in Moscow
May 26: Richard Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev sign the SALT I treaty in Moscow, as well as the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and other agreements.⟶
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United StatesRussia🤝 Helsinki Accords Signed
August 1: The Helsinki Accords, which officially recognize Europe's national borders and respect for human rights, are signed in Finland.⟶
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Canada🧱 Berlin Wall Falls, Eastern Europe Begins Transition
November 9: Fall of the Berlin Wall; the Revolutions of 1989 and the collapse of the Soviet Bloc begin in Europe, which leads to the end of the Cold War.⟶
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