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Yalta/Potsdam Conferences
-Also know as the Crimea Conference.
- Held February 4-11, 1945.
- WWII meeting with US, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union to discuss postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe. -
Iron Curtain
- Political barrier by Soviet Union after WWII.
- divided Europe into 2 separate areas.
- November 9, 1989 was the fall of the curtain. There was reunification of Germany and Europe.
- Political barrier by Soviet Union after WWII.
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Novikov Telegram
Response to The Long Telegram
Soviet Ambassador wrote to the US warning that US was economically strong after WWII. -
Truman Doctrine
- the United States would support a democratic nation under threat from an internal or external authoritarian force The effect was to end the Communist threat.
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NATO
a security alliance of 30 countries from North America and Europe goal is to safeguard the Allies' freedom and security by political and military means -
Mao Zedung
a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China
lead the Great Leap Forward -
Korean War
Northern Korean People's Army invaded South Korea at several strategic points along the 38th parallel the United States, the People's Republic of China, North Korea, and South Korea agree to an armistice -
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Korean War
Northern Korean People's Army invaded South Korea at several strategic points along the 38th parallel at least 2.5 million persons lost their lives. -
North Korean Invasion
North Korea aimed to militarily conquer South Korea North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union while South Korea was supported by the United States and allied countries. -
Krustchev
created Krustchev's Thaw
was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
He did not agree with Stalin's crimes -
Domino Theory
-created by President Dwight D. Eisenhower
-a communist government in one nation would quickly lead to communist takeovers in neighboring states, each falling like a row of dominos. -
Warsaw Pact
the Warsaw Pact was established as a balance of power or counterweight to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Western Bloc
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Space Race
The US and Soviets was in a race against each other to have the first human in space
US won the race -
Vietnam War
The conflict was intensified by the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. More than 3 million people (including over 58,000 Americans) were killed in the Vietnam War, and more than half of the dead were Vietnamese civilians. -
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Vietnam War
The conflict was intensified by the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union
. More than 3 million people (including over 58,000 Americans) were killed in the Vietnam War, and more than half of the dead were Vietnamese civilians. -
Non-Aligned Movement
states considering themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. Jawaharlal Nehru of India, Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, Nasser of Egypt, Sukarno of Indonesia and Tito of Yugoslavia. -
Sputnik Launch
the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth. Launched by USSR Orbited for 3 months and was the size of a basketball -
Tet Offensive
North Vietnamese launched a attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam. coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam. -
SALT
Known as The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
agreements to control nuclear weapons ever.
signed between the United States and the Soviet Union -
Soviet-Afghan War
The war began after the Soviets, had militarily launched an invasion of, Afghanistan to support the local pro-Soviet government
In the brutal nine-year conflict, an estimated one million civilians were killed, as well as 90,000 Mujahideen fighters, 18,000 Afghan troops, and 14,500 Soviet soldiers. -
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Soviet-Afghan War
The war began after the Soviets, had militarily launched an invasion of, Afghanistan to support the local pro-Soviet government
In the brutal nine-year conflict, an estimated one million civilians were killed, as well as 90,000 Mujahideen fighters, 18,000 Afghan troops, and 14,500 Soviet soldiers. -
Opeation Storm 333
codename in which Soviet Special Forces stormed the Tajbeg Palace in Afghanistan and killed Afghan President Hafizullah Amin and his 100–150 personal guards. also known as the Tajbeg Palace Assault -
Grobachev
served as the final leader of the soviet union.
He withdrew troops from the Soviet–Afghan War
Gorbachev is considered one of the most significant figures of the second half of the 20th century -
Commonwealth of Independent States
elected leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus (Belorussia) signed an agreement forming a new association to replace the crumbling Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.). The CIS’s functions are to coordinate its members’ policies regarding their economies, foreign relations, defense, immigration policies, environmental protection, and law enforcement.