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The Cold War
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Korean War
o North Korea invaded the Republic of Korea
o North Koreans headed south and demolished all opposition
o The UN labeled North Korea as Aggressors
o Member states of the UN had to send military assistance
o North Korea still headed south despite that, the goal was to take the port of Pusan (vital port)
o General MacArthur managed to get North Korea running back north by cutting communication and having a massive aerial force.
o As North Korea fled, MacArthur ordered a pursuit, as the UN forces dr -
Stalemate- Korean War
o There was a land stalemate on both sides, talks began and lasted 2 years.
o thousands of prisoners were released on both sides -
End of the Korean War
o Estimated Death toll: 4,302,078 (rough estimate)
o Estimated Wounded toll: 891,675 (rough estimate)
o Estimated Captured toll: 123,060 (rough estimate) -
Vietnam War Begins
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Berlin Wall is built
o Stood for 28 years
o The wall was built to prevent East German citizens from crossing the border.
o Built in the dead of night while everyone was sleeping. Whatever side you were on when the wall was built was the side you were stuck on.
o Stretched over 100 miles
o Wrapped around west berlin effectively cutting west berlin off from east Germany
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Cuban Missle Crisis
o 13 days in October 1962
o Possible Nuclear War
o An American spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missiles being built on Cuba.
o Kennedy placed a naval blockade around Cuba; the aim was to “quarantine” or to stop soviets from bringing in more military supplies. -
Cuban Missile Crisis ends
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Reagan Govenor to California
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SALT Treaty
o Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
o November 1969-May 1972
o The U.S and the Soviet Union negotiated the first agreements to place limits and restraints on their most important armaments
o There were a series of Treaties put in place to end the seemingly never ending completion in defensive systems.
o Not very successful
o The Soviet Union began to develop antiballistic missile systems, the US began to develop their own in 1967 -
SALT II Treaty
primary goal of SALT II was to replace the Interim Agreement with a long-term comprehensive Treaty providing broad limits on strategic offensive weapons systems -
Reagan succeeded as Govenor
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Vietnam War Ends
o Withdrawal began in July of 1969.
o Nixon expanded to war to other countries in an attempt to bring a faster end to hostilities.
o Peace talks began in France on January 25th 1969.
o After the US had withdrawn the majority of its troops, North Vietnam staged another massive attack.
o last of the US troops withdrawn on January 27th 1973.
o left knowing South Vietnam could not stand another massive attack.
o On July 2nd,1976, VietnaVietnam was reunited as the Socialist Republic Vietnam -
Ronald Reagan takes office
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Reagan assassination attempt
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Gorbachev takes office in Soviet Union
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Reagan leaves office
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Berlin Wall taken down
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START treaty
bilateral treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms -
Gorbachev leaves office
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post cold war
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Reagan dies
