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atomic bomb
end of ww2, begining of cold war -
buffer states of the ussr
Non communist states before World War II. Also it was territory enlargement. Poland and other states between and the Soviet Union were described as buffer states. -
molotov plan
aid to rebuild the country in eastern europe , aligned to the soviet union -
u.s. aid to greece
The economic and Technical Operation agreement was signed. It advanced their relationship further between the United States and Turkey. -
u.s. aid to turkey
The economic and Technical Operation agreement was signed. It advanced their relationship further between the United States and Turkey. -
truman doctorine
It was an American foreign policy to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War. It was first announced to congress by President Harry S. Truman -
marshall plan
$13 billion economic recovery at europe -
berlin airlift
First international crises of the cold war. Germany and the soviet Union blocked the western allies. -
communist win china
The surrender of Japan created a civil war which the communist won after many struggles. Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People's Republic of China -
nato established
important players in north atlantic treaty organization,
guarantee freedom and security of members through political and military means -
ussr gets atomic bomb
It was a remote test. It was code named “First Lightning” They constructed buildings and bridges in order to measure the effects of the blast -
korean war
u.s. n.k. and china - actual fighting -
coup in iran
To overthrow the democratically Prime Minister. It was in favour to strength the monarch -
coup in guatemala
It was carried out by the U.S Central Intelligence Agency. It deposed the democratically President and ended the Guatemalan Revolution -
communist angola
An underground Political Party in Portuguese Angola. Later it merged into into People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola. -
warsaw pact formed
Formally the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance. It was a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw Poland among the Soviet Union and seven soviet satellite states -
beginning of troops in vietnam
Know as the Second Indochina War was a war against America. It was the longest US combat force participation. -
hungary ( rebellion)
A nationwide revolt against the government of the Hungarian People republic and on soviet-imposed policies. It was the major threat to Soviet control -
sputnik
began space race, nuclear missiles -
cuban missile crisis
ussr put missiles in cuba -
sandinistas rise up in nicaragua
Encompassed the rising opposition to the Somoza dictatorship. It was led by the Sandinista National Liberation Front. It lasted 20 years.` -
cuba ( missile crisis)
It was 13 day confrontation. It was between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning American Ballistic missile -
china explodes atomic bomb
They exploded atomic bombs after successfully testing a nuclear test. The U.S didn’t find it surprising because they indicated them doing it -
end of troops in vietnam
Known as the second Indochina War and in Vietnam it was known as the American War.Saigon fell to the communist a conflict with Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. -
war in el salvador
A conflict between the military led government of El Salvador and the liberation front -
iran contra affair
was a political scandal in the United States -
fall of the berlin wall
East Berlin’s communist party announced a change in his city’s relation with the West. He said citizens of the GDR were free to cross the border. -
fall of the ussr
In December of 1991, as the world watched in amazement, the Soviet Union disintegrated into fifteen separate countries. Its collapse was hailed by the west as a victory for freedom, a triumph of democracy over totalitarianism, and evidence of the superiority of capitalism over socialism
