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hiroshima and nagasaki bomb
sent an indirect messege to the ussr stating "we have nuclear weapons and will use them" -
korean war
the reason it was significant is because it was the first time the two superpowers fought in a third world -
vietnam war
The war caused turmoil on the home front, as anti-war protests became a feature of American life. -
sputnik 1
it succesfully launched and entered earths orbit which began the space age. -
berlin wall
the berlin wall was a big concrete barrier that physically divded berlin from 1961-1989 -
cuban missle crisis
the sigificance was that it was the closest the world ever got to war between the us and ussr -
russians invade afghanistan
to upholding the Soviet-Afghan Friendship Treaty. -
glastnost
2 soviet policies made by gorbachev that attempted to make them more like the west -
tiananmen square massacre
It has great cultural significance as it was the site of several important events in Chinese history. -
colapse of the soviet union
Gorbachev's decision to loosen the Soviet yoke on the countries of Eastern Europe created an independent, democratic momentum that led to the collapse of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, and then the overthrow of Communist rule throughout Eastern Europe.