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Interactive Timeline – The End of the Cold War, Western Social Transformation, and the Developing World

The events listed in the right column are out of order. First, place the events in correct order by dragging and dropping each event so it matches the correct year on the timeline.

Once you have placed all items in the correct order please complete the self-quiz below.

1963

1964

1965-1975

1966-1969

1967

1968

1968-1973

1973

1968-Present

1978

1979

1985-1989

1989

1990

1991

correct incorrect Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

correct incorrect Soviet Premier Khrushchev steps down

correct incorrect Vietnam War

correct incorrect Cultural Revolution in China

correct incorrect Arab-Israeli War ("Six Day War")

correct incorrect Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.; massive student demonstrations in Europe, United States, and Mexico

correct incorrect Era of détente between United States and Soviet Union

correct incorrect Arab-Israeli War ("Yom Kippur/Ramadan War")

correct incorrect Rise of "women's liberation" and modern feminism

correct incorrect Deng Xiaoping announces "Four Modernizations" in China

correct incorrect Shah of Iran overthrown; Soviet Union invades Afghanistan

correct incorrect Perestroika and glasnost in Soviet Union

correct incorrect Tiananmen Square protests in China; Berlin Wall torn down

correct incorrect German unification

correct incorrect Collapse of Soviet Union and end of Cold War

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Accessible Instructions

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Use Tab to navigate through the movable items

Use Shift + Tab to navigate up through the movable items

Press Enter to select an item to be moved and to enter the context menu

Press Enter to move the selected item

1. Put these events in the correct chronological order:

A. Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Shah of Iran overthrown, Six-Day War, Tiananmen Square protests, Collapse of Soviet Union B. Shah of Iran overthrown, Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Six-Day War, Tiananmen Square protests, Collapse of Soviet Union *C. Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Six-Day War, Shah of Iran overthrown, Tiananmen Square protests, Collapse of Soviet Union D. Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Shah of Iran overthrown, Six-Day War, Collapse of Soviet Union, Tiananmen Square protest

2. What were two key developments that preceded the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991?

A. Invasion of Afghanistan and tearing down of Berlin Wall B. Tearing down of Berlin Wall and German unification *C. Perestroika and glasnost D. Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and Tiananmen Square protests

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