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NATO and warsaw pact
NATO and warsaw pactAfter World War II, many conflicts started to show up. Britain could no longer defend Greece, Stalin was menacing Turkey in the Dardenelles. President Truman finally took a stand or NATO, which stated that they would help each other if one place was attacked. -
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Nuclear arms race and detente
Nuclear arms race and detente * Start right after war world II
* United states was the only nuclear power
* By 1949, The soviet union had also developed nuclear weapons
* By 1953, Both sides developed hydrogen bombs
* In 1969, the untied states and the soviet union began strategic arm limitation talks (salt) to limit the number of nuclear weapons held by each side -
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Communist Cuba and missle crisis
communist cuba and missle crisisIn the 1950s, Fidel Castro started an armed rebellion against the dictator of Cuba. In 1959, Castro had led his guerrilla army to victory and had started to reform the country. The transformation of the country is known as the Cuban Revolution. Fidel Castro wanted support from the Soviet Union. -
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Korean conflict
korean conflictKorea was an independent kingdom until Japan conquered them in the 20th Century. In WWII, when Japan defeated, Americans and Soviets agreed to divide Korea temperarily along the 38th parallel of latitude. But in North Korea, ruler dictator Kim Il Sung became a communist ally of Soviets. -
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Eastern european indeendence
Eastern european independence The demand for Freedom has increased. Many Eastern Europeans opposed communist rules, and Nationalists resented Russian domination. In the 1950’s and 1960’s, revolts began to erupt in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland. In 1980’s, strong demands for change arose once again.
In 1968, Hungary introduced modest economic reforms. Because Hungary was loyal to the War -
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Vietnam Conflict
Vietnam After 1954, however the struggle for vietnam became part of the cold war. At an international cinference that year, western and communist powers agreed to a temporary division of vietnam. The agreement called for elections to reunite the two vietnams. -
soviet union falls
Stalin’s soviet union emerged from world war II as a super power with an eastern European sphere of influence. That stretched from the Baltic to the Balkans. Victory brought few rewards to the soviet people. Stalin kept filling forced labor camps with “enemies of the state”. Soviets enjoyed greater freedom of speech. Some of the government cities were freed from prisons and labor camps. The thaw in Moscow inspired some of the east Europeans to move toward greater independence. -
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Chinese civil war
chinese civil war * By the end of the war, Chinese communists had gained control of much of the northern china.
* Mao Zedong fought a civil war against Nationalists headed by Jaing Jieshi (Mao Zedong won the civil war).
* China was finally under communist control.
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berlin wall
The berlin wall was built in 1961, it was tthe key focus to all war tensions. In the 1950's the berlin wall became a showcase for west german prosperity. People who were unhappy and unpaid fled into west berlin. To stop the fighting they built a wall to stop the fighting. So, when the wall was finished it was a huge concrete wall topped with barbwire, patrolled by guards. -
Soviets in Afghanistan
Soviets in afghanistanIn 1979 the soviet union became involved in a long war in Afghanistan. The soviet supported afghan government tried to modernize the nation. Afghan landlords commanded armed men as war lords. Muslim conservatives charged that both policies threatened Islamic traditions. When the war lords took up arms against the government then the soviet troops moved in.
