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cold war
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Nuclear Arms Race and Détente
The arms race began right after ww2, At first the U.S. was the only nuclear power, In 1949 the soviets had developed nuclear arms. By 1953 both sides had developed the hydrogen bomb. There were several arms control agreements made to prevent a global nuclear attack. Detente was a relaxation of tensions in the 1970s. The stratgey was to limmit the soviet union through a series of agreements. -
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Nuclear Arms Race and Detente
The arms race began right after ww2, At first the U.S. was the only nuclear power, In 1949 the soviets had developed nuclear arms. By 1953 both sides had developed the hydrogen bomb. There were several arms control agreements made to prevent a global nuclear attack. Detente was a relaxation of tensions in the 1970s. The stratgey was to limmit the soviet union through a series of agreements. -
nato(North Atlantic Treaty Origization
As tensions grew the United States, canada, and ten other countries formed a military alliance called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The members of the alliance pledged to give aid to one another if anyone of them were to be attacked. -
korean conflict
It all started after Japan concured korea. Soviet and American forces agreed to split korea into two parts. North Korea was lead by dictator kim il sung, also a communist ally of the societ union. In the south the U.S. supported the dictioral non communist syngman rhee. The conflict was that both dictators wanted to rule the whole country. In effect north korea attacked south. After years of argument both sides signed an armistice. -
Warsaw pact
The Warsaw pact was the Soviets new military alliance. They broke europe up into sections one being the east and one being the west. The east was controlled under communist dictatorship. The east was led by the U.S. -
Communist Cuba and missele crisis
Fidel castro organized an armed rebellion against the corrupt dictator who was ruling cub. His guerrilla army came up with a victory and set about transforming the country. He capitalized most businesses and put land under government control. He also limited cubans' political freedom. The soviets tryed shipping nuclear arms to cuba but the U.S. made a naval blockade, The whole world was indanger of a nuclear attack. -
Chinese Civil War
Mao lead china as communism was revolving. Many peasants supported him, as he grew more popular nationalists lost popularity. He came up with the great leap forward, he urged people to make an effort to increase industrial effort. -
Berlin wall
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Vietnam Conflict
In result of conflict between both sides they arranged and plotted out attacks amung eachother.U.S presedent johnston reported to congress, and they passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, this authouized the president to take all necessary measures to prevent further agressions between both sides. -
Soviets in Afghanistan
The soviets had supported the Afgan government. The government tried to modernize the nation, there were social reforms and land redistribution reducing the power of regional landlords. -
Eastern European Independence
Europeans sought independence after Gorbachev introduced glasnost and perestroika in the soviet union, they demanded an end to soviet domination. Revolts erupted in poland,hungary,ande czechoslovakia. Under all the pressure the goverment started to fall. As democracy spread people demanded reform. -
soviet union falls
Stalin continued to fill forced labor camps. There were reforms that the people did not agree with. The thaw in moscow inspired some europeans to move toward greater independence. The soviet union was left with few followers and at the bottom of success.
