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Hungarian Revolution
Location of Event-
Hungary
Key People Involved-
People of Hungary
The significance of the Hungarian Revolution is that the Soviet Union still wanted to be in control of a country. The United States would have to help and send soldiers to help the Hungarians. -
Soviet Union sends satellite into space
-Location of Event
Russia
-People Involved
Wernher von Braun
Army Redstone Arsenal Team
This is significant to the Cold War because it was a race on the United States and Soviet Union on who is better country. They're trying to be the country that has the most technology and are the most powerful. Nobody had been able to invent a successful satellite into space. So this was a great headstart to the Soviet Union. The United States responded by sending their own satellite. -
Explorer 1
Location of Event-
United States
People Involved-
Dr. James Van Allen
John F. Kennedy
The significance of this is that the United States was able to go into space. They studied the orbit of earth. This also allowed them to catch up with the Soviet Union. -
U-2 Spy Plane Incident
Location of Event-
Russia
80 Miles East of Moscow
People In Event-
Francis Gary Power
This is significant in History because they kidnapped the pilot. The United States and the Soviet Union had to exchange their people. This could have lead to a nuclear war if the pilot happened to die when he was shot down. -
Paris Conference
Place of Event-
Paris
People In Event-
President Eisenhower, Prime Minister Macmillan, President de Gaulle, and Chairman Khrushchev
This is significant because it caused many countries to agree in peace. -
Yuri Gagarin, First Man In Space
-Location Of Event
Russia
-Key People Involved
Yuri Gagarin
The significance of this to the Cold War is that Russia already was in first place on going out into space. The United States was getting worried that if they are able to go into space then they might be able to drop nuclear or atomic bombs on them. That's how the United States started getting involved. They were trying to catch up. -
Kennedy Sets Up Apollo Program
Place of Event-
United States
People In Event-
John F. Kennedy
The Apollo Program is to land humans on the moon. They caught up with Russia. Plus, they were able to land people on the moon to examine how it looked closely and felt like. They landed on the moon around 6 times. They tried around eight times and the two satellites couldn't send back data on the moon. -
Building Of Berlin Wall
Place of Event-
Berlin -
Hotline Established (USSR & USA)
Place of Event-
USSR & USA
People In Event-
NIkita Khrushchev & John F. Kennedy
This was used to communicate back and forth between the United States and Soviet Russia. This was extremely helpful during the Cuban Missile Crisis. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Place Of Event-
Cuba
People In Event-
Fidel Castro, John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev
This was significant in the Cold War because if something went completely wrong there would've been a nuclear war. Cuba was 90 miles away from the United States and they could kill billions of people. Thankfully, there was an agreement arranged where Cuba and Turkey were exchanged. -
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Place of Event-
United Kingdom
People In Event-
NIkita Khrushchev & John F. Kennedy
This was significant in the Cold War because this confirmed that there wouldn't be any nuclear wars. There wouldn't be innocent people's lives lost. -
Czechoslovakia Uprising
Place of Event-
Czechoslovakia
People In Event-
Alexander Dubcek
This is significant in the Cold War because they had political and economic problems. They became socialists which caused many problems. They were invaded by communist countries. -
Brezhnev Doctrine
Place of Event-
Russia
People in Event-
Alexander Dubcek
This was significant to strrengthen socialism. This caused the uprising that happened in Czechoslovkia.
