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battle of stalingrad
major battle on the earstern front of world war II -
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potsdam condference
It was how the war ended -
beginning of the cold war
Germany was split up into 4 groups for each of the allies
Stalin set up a blockade in the western half of berlin.
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Berlin Blockade/ Airlift
It was the transfer of essentail supples into Berline
2,343,315 tons of food and coal to berlin.
may 12 1949 stalin lifted the blockade -
Berlin wal was made
Berline wall was a barrier that seperated west Berline from East Berline.
It is a 12 foot tall wall that is 96 miles in perimeter and was made of concreate and brick walls.
Many people where killed trying to cross it -
Cuban Missle Crisis
the Soviet Union planned to install nuclear missles onto the island of cuba -
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vietnam wad
caused major disruption between the U.S and south Asia.
The U.S. sent milliatary support to south vietnam.
Over the next few years the U.S. millitary presences grew stronger.
By 1969 the U.S. began to withdraw troops.
january 1973 the U.S. stopped there envolvement in the war. -
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Soviet-Afghan war
Insurgent groups recivied aid from both chrisians and muslim counrtys, fought against the soviets and the allied afgan forces -
Glasnot/ Perestroika
Political movement for reforrmation within the communist party.
widley associated with soviet leader. -
fall of communism/ Soviet Union
11 of the soviet union declared the creation of the commonwealth of independent nation.
federalism was the only way to mollify the mulitiple nationalityes.
the cost of the cold war combined with the nn russian ethnic centrifugal forces inherent within the soviet union down fall.
