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The Cold War

By jon0035

  • The Agronaut Conference

    The Agronaut Conference
    Wikipedia ArticleThe alleged begining

  • "Iron curtain speech"

    "Iron curtain speech"
    Wikipedia ArticleWinston churchill delivers the iron curtain speech

  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine
    Wikipedia ArticleThe US support greece and turkey to stop them falling into the soviet sphere. Also seen as the start of the cold war.

  • Czechoslovak coup

    Czechoslovak coup
    <ahref='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Czechoslovak_coup_d'%C3%A9tat' >Wikipedia Article</a> When the Czech Communism party, backed by the soviets, gained undisputed control over the government and thus leading into 4 decades of dictatorship.
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    Berlin Blockade

    Wikipedia Article The soviets blocked the allies supply routes, this basically gave the soviets complete control over berlin. in responce the allies organzise the berlin airlift, which turned out to be moving more supplies than the previous rail system.

  • NATO treaty

    NATO treaty
    Wikipedia Article The NATO treaty is signed, unifying these 28 contries
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_states_of_NATO
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    Korean War

    Wikipedia Article The Korean war begins

  • Staling Note (my favorite event in the cold war)_

    Staling Note (my favorite event in the cold war)_
    Wikipedia Article Stalin proposes a reunification and neutralization of Germany, however this is turned down by because they believed it to be a bluff and even if it wasnt were they prepared for a demilitarized germany.
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    Hungarian Uprising

    <ahref='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956' >Wikipedia Article</a> Was a spontaneous nation-wide revolution and it was the first major threat to the soviets since the USSR occupied Eastern Europe at the end of WWII

  • Berlin wall Construction

    Berlin wall Construction
    Wikipedia Article The berlin wall is begining construction

  • Cuban Missile Crisis (Second favorite event on the cold war)

    Cuban Missile Crisis (Second favorite event on the cold war)
    Wikipedia Article Soviet Russia moves 42 R-12 and 45 nuclear warheads to Cuban islands

  • Double-Track Decision

    The NATO Double-Track Decision is approved, enabling the US to station 572 "Pershing II" nuclear war heads in Western Europe if the negotiations with the Soviets over the dismantling of SS-20 midrange missiles fail. The deployment begins in 1983.
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    Soviet war in Afghanistan

    Wikipedia Article This is a classic example of what the cold war "puppet" system was like, two countries (america and soviet union) using two other coutries to resolve an issue. (i know its not that straight forward). This also boycotts the Moscow olympics.

  • Berlin wall Falls

    Berlin wall Falls
    Wikipedia Article The berlin wall is torn down.

  • Warsaw Pact dissolved

    Warsaw Pact dissolved
    Wikipedia ArticleThe Warsaw Pact is dissolved. Gorbachev resigns and the Soviet Union disappears from the map.