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Cold War's Absolute End
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● FeaturedThe fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 is a powerful and iconic image, often remembered as the definitive end of the Cold War. While pivotal, the actual conclusion of the conflict was more gradual.
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What People Remember
People often remember the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 as the absolute and immediate end of the Cold War.
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What's Actually True
While the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 was a highly symbolic event marking the beginning of the end, the Cold War officially concluded with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, nearly two years later.
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#cold war#berlin wall#soviet union#end of war#history
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