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Potsdam Conference 1
The Potsdam Conference was a meeting where leaders discussed peace settlements for Europe but did not write peace treaties. The task to write peace treaties was left to a council of foreign ministers. Their main concerns were at Potsdam where the administration of defeated germany and a military campaign against Japan. The leaders also discussed the occupation of Austria, the borders of Poland, the determination of reparations, and the Soviet Union’s role in eastern Europe. -
Potsdam Conference 2
Why this happened was because they thought that the German people should be given the opportunity for reconstruction of their life on a democratic and peaceful basis. The effects and the impact of the Potsdam Conference was, each country was most concerned with its own self interest, and Churchill in particular was suspicious of Stalin’s motives and unyielding position. -
Potsdam Conference 3
In eastern Europe, the governments of Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria were already controlled by communists, and Stalin refused to let the Allies interfere in the region. The deeply conflicting aims of the Western democracies on the one hand and the Soviet Union on the other meant that Potsdam was to be the last Allied summit conference (Potsdam Conference). -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was a political and a military alliance between the United States, Canada, and different European countries. It was Established in 1949 as a defense against the Soviet Union and its eastern European allies. In Nato's early period member countries joined. They planned, financed and,built bases such as airfields,pipelines and communication networks. -
NATO 2
During 1955-67. The alliance was building military strength in 1967-. This era was the time of easing tension. Increased cooperation and trade with soviet union was going on during this time. NATO’ was going on during the cold war this was a time of growing international tensions. -
NATO 3
The United States aided Afghan rebels and shifted forces to the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf. Why nato happened was because it was established as a defense against soviet union and its european allies. The effects of Nato were that now governments of several warpact countries soon fell or reorganized along non communist principles drastically changing political and military balance between eastern and western Europe. (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). -
Korean War 2
Two days later the security council urged United Nation members to assist south korea in replying its invaders. Both resolutions passed because Soviet union was boycotting security council meetings. The us and 15 other countries sent troops meanwhile the north Korean army drew the south koreans and early us forces to the southeast tip of the korean peninsula. South Korea and its allies had advanced into the North Korea. This angered china -
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Why this happened was because Japan controlled Korea until the end of World War II (1939–45). -
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After Japan lost the war, the Soviet Union took over in the north, while the United States took over in the south. -
Korean War
North korea and south korea fought in the Korean war from june 1950 to july 1953. Other countries the us and China were involved. This was the first major battle over communism. On june 25 1950 the north Koreans supported by the soviets attacked southwards across the 38th parallel this began the Korean War. within hours of the invasion the united nations security council called for an immediate ceasefire and withdraw of north korean forces from south korea. North korea ignored the resolution -
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Also The United Nations (UN) wanted to put the country back together quickly. However, the Soviets refused to allow the people in their section to vote on a new government. In 1948 the country was officially divided into North Korea and South Korea. The effects of the korean war were that it took the lives of about 3000 South Koreans,1000,000 Chinese soldiers,500000 North Koreans and 3700 Americans killed (“korean war’’). -
Space Race/Sputnik
On october 4th 1957 the soviet union launched the earth's first artificial satellite. The soviet union's launch of Sputnik served to intensify the arms race and raise cold war tensions.President dgwilt tried to downplay the importance of the Sputnik launch to the americans by providing funds to the us space program to catch up. -
Korean War 3
November 25 1950 Chinese troops had entered the war. By December 15 they have driven the allies back south of the 38th parallel. On december 31 1950 Chinese and North Koreans began a second invasion of south Korea. Peace talks began on july 27 1953 both sides signed an agreement. The boundary between North and South Korea was set very close to the front line of June 1951. It extended from just south of the 38th parallel on the west to just north of the parallel on the east. -
Warsaw Pact
Nato is for western democracies The warsaw pact was for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. The treaty was signed may 14 1955.Why this happened was because the Soviet Union wanted to establish a strong defense alliance against any military or economic threats. -
Warsaw Pact 2
The effects and causes of this were that In 1956 there was there was an uprising in Hungary that was quickly put down by the Soviets. The effect of this was that the presence of soviet troops led to a revival of nationalism and expressions of hostility towards the Soviet Union (Warsaw Pact). -
Suez Crisis 2
On December 22 the UN evacuated British and French troops, and Israeli forces withdrew in March 1957. Why this happened was because this was provoked by Americans and the British decision to not finance Egypt's construction of the aswan high dam. The effects of this event was that Nasser came from the Suez Crisis as a victor and a hero for the cause of Arab and Egyptian nationalism (Suez Crisis). -
Suez Crisis
Paragraph: In 1956 there was an international crisis in the Middle East on July 26 1956. On October 29 1956 Israeli brigades invaded Egypt and advanced towards the canal, routing Egyptian forces and Britain and France. Following their plan,they demanded that Israeli and Egyptian troops withdraw from the canal. On November 5th and 6th British and French forces landed and began occupying the canal zone. -
Hungarian Revolution
A speech was made by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in which he attacked the period of Joseph Stalin’s rule. Hungary broke fighting in October 1956. Rebels won the first phase of the revolution, and Imre Nagy became premier, agreeing to establish a multiparty system. On Nov. 1, 1956, he declared Hungarian neutrality and appealed to the United Nations for support, but Western powers were reluctant to risk a global confrontation. -
Hungarian Revolution 2
November 4 1957 the soviet union invaded hungary to stop the revolution. Why this happened was because when the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev was presenting his speech he attacked the Joseph Stalin’s rule. The effects of this was that Nagy was executed for treason in 1958.
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Space Race/Sputnik 2
Why this happened was because in the 1950s the us and soviet union were working to developing new technology. The effect of this was it had a major impact on the Cold War and the us feared that they had fallen behind us policymakers to accelerate space and weapons programs (Sputnik). -
Cuban Missile Crisis
the Cuban missile crisis leaders of Us and Soviet Union engaged in a tense 13 day political and military standoff. When a
American U-2 spy plane making a high-altitude pass over Cuba on October 14, 1962 and the plane photographed a Soviet SS-4 medium-range ballistic missile being assembled for installation. President Kennedy was briefed about the situation on October 16, and he immediately called together a group of advisors and officials known as the executive committee, or ExCom. -
Cuban Missile Crisis 2
For nearly the next two weeks, the president and his team wrestled with a diplomatic crisis of epic proportions, as did their counterparts in the Soviet Union. The tense standoff between the superpowers continued through the week, -
Cuban Missile Crisis 3
and on October 26, Khrushchev sent a message to Kennedy in which he offered to remove the Cuban Missiles in exchange for a promise by U.S. leaders not to invade Cuba. Why this happened was because After seizing power in the Caribbean island nation of Cuba in 1959, leftist revolutionary leader Fidel Castro (1926-) aligned himself with the Soviet Union. Under Castro, Cuba grew dependent on the Soviets for military and economic aid. -
Cuban Missile Crisis 4
During this time, the U.S. and the Soviets (and their respective allies) were engaged in the Cold War (1945-91), an ongoing series of largely political and economic clashes
The effects of this were that the crisis drew to a close.
Both the Americans and Soviets were sobered by the Cuban Missile Crisis. (History.com Staff). -
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
The Soviets invaded Afghanistan in late dec 1979. The Soviet Union intervened in support of the Afghan communist government in its conflict with anti-communist Muslim guerrillas during the Afghan war (1978–92) and remained in Afghanistan until mid-February 1989. On April 1978 Afghanistan’s centrist government which was headed by Pres Mohammad daud Khan was overthrown by left-wing military officers led by Nur Mohammad taraki. -
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 2
. Power was thereafter shared by two political groups and The new government, which had little popular support, forged close ties with the Soviet Union and Backed by the US the Mujahideen rebellion grew they were spreading all parts of the country. The Afghan War quickly settled down to a stalemate more than 100,000 Soviet troops controlling the city and the large towns. Soviet troops tried to crush the insurgency by various tactics, but the guerrillas generally eluded their attacks. -
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 3
The Soviets then attempted to eliminate the mujahideen’s bombing and depopulating the rural areas. Why this happened was because Insurgencies arose against the government among both tribal and urban groups, and all of these—known collectively as the mujahideen were Islamic in orientation. These uprisings, along with internal fighting and coups within the government caused the Soviets to invade the country on the night of Dec. 24, 1979, -
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sending in some 30,000 troops and toppling the short-lived presidency of People’s leader. The effects of the Soviet invasion of Afghan was that Soviets suffered 15,00 dead and more injured.In 1988 the Soviet Union signed an accord with the United States, Pakistan, and Afghanistan and agreed to withdraw its troops (Soviet invasion of Afghanistan). -
Glasnost and Perestroika 2
Why this happened was because he believed that opening up of the political system and essentially, democratizing it, was the only way to overcome inertia in the Soviet political and bureaucratic apparatus. The effects of the Glasnost and Perestroika were that now Glasnost had dramatically enlarged individual freedom of expression in the country. It gave the media greater freedom to publish (glasnost). -
Glasnost and perestroika 3
The Russian word perestroika is translated as “restructuring.” It is associated with the program instituted in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Gorbachev in the mid-1980s to restructure Soviet political and economic policy.
Gorbachev introduced the concept of perestroika. He intended it to be a program of moderate and controlled reform that would revitalize the stagnant Soviet economy. -
Glasnost and Perestroika 4
He proposed to reduce the direct involvement of the Communist Party leadership in the country’s governance and increasing the local government's’ authority. Why this happened was because He intended it to be a program of moderate and controlled reform that would revitalize the stagnant Soviet economy. -
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. Seeking to bring the Soviet Union up to economic par with capitalist countries such as Germany, Japan, and the United States, he decentralized economic controls and encouraged enterprises to become self-financing. -
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The Effects of this were that In 1988 a new parliament, the Congress of People’s Deputies, was created. Similar congresses were established in each Soviet republic as well. For the first time, elections to these bodies presented voters with a choice of candidates, including noncommunists, though the Communist Party continued to dominate the system( perestroika). -
Glasnsot and Prestorika
he Russian word Glasnost is translated as openness, which refers to the Soviet policy of open discussion of political and social issues. This policy was stated by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the late 1980s, and began the democratization of the Soviet Union. Gorbachev launched Glasnost following his introduction to perestroika, a program that was aimed at restructuring the Soviet economic and political policy. Glasnost was the second vital plank of Gorbachev’s reform efforts.
