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Nikita Khrushchev comes to power
was a politician who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. -
Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power
Soviet official, the general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union -
Division of Germany
Germany was split between the two global blocs in the East and West, a period known as the division of Germany. -
Yalta Conference
was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, -
Potsdam Conference
was held at Cecilienhof, the home of Crown Prince Wilhelm Hohenzollern, in Potsdam, occupied Germany -
Arms Race
denotes a rapid increase in the quantity or quality of instruments of military power by rival states in peacetime. -
United Nations
promote international co-operation. -
Winston Churchill
was a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. -
Truman Doctrine
was an international relations policy set forth by the U.S. President Harry Truman in a speech -
Marshall Plan
United States gave economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II -
Berlin Blockade
was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. -
Berlin Blockade
During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under allied control. -
Korean War
between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea -
Joseph Stalin Dies
He used to smoke and that what caused him to death -
Space Race
competition between two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union and the United State. for supremacy in spaceflight capability. -
Vietman War
supported by the United States and other anti-communist allies. -
Cuban Revolution
Fulgencio bastista cuban dictator over thrown. -
Hungarian Revolution
was a spontaneous nationwide revolt against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies -
U-2 incident
during the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower and during the leadership of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, when a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down over the airspace of the Soviet Union. -
Bay of pigs invasion
was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 -
Berlin Wall
Build to keep german away -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic -
Cuban Missile Crisis
was a 13-day confrontation in between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side and the United States on the other side. -
Detente
reference to the general easing of the geo-political tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States -
Soviet war in Afghanistan
it was fought between Soviet-led Afghan forces against multi-national insurgent groups called the Mujahideen -
Leonid Brezhnev
was the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union -
INF Treaty
agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union. -
Cold War officially ends
Gorbachev and pres. George Bush met declaring end to cold war. -
German reunification
the Federal Republic of Germany form the reunited nation of Germany, -
USSR breakup
(USSR) formally ceased to exist by declaration of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, acknowledging the independence of the twelve republics of the Soviet Union, and creating the Commonwealth of Independent States.
