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The Cold War between 1960 and 1974
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The Vietnam War
VietnamThe Vietnam War is a direct military intervention and war from the US to communist Vietnam. The Vietnam War is the unity of American history longest war – 20 years. Significances of the Vietnam War are that it directly ends economic prosperity of the US after the World War II, it changes power position of the US against the Soviet Union, it is motive for the US starting its relationship with China, and it changes international policies of the US from strict and powerful to moderate and smooth. -
The First Human Spaceflight
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Cuban Revolution
Cuban RevolutionCastro led Cuban Revolution and announced Cuban becoming communist country. Private military corporations from the US invaded in Cuba. -
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile CrisisThe Cuban Missile Crisis is identified as the most dangerous period of the world in history because it nearly triggers global nuclear war. It results by the Soviet Union deploying ballistic missile in Cuban in order to deal with tensions developed by the Cold War. Significance of this event can be identified that it increases global tension in many large countries and changes political views and policies to use moderate measures to deal with increased global tension. -
The Assassination of Kennedy
The Assassination of KennedyOn 22 November 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, the US. This event represents change of policies in the US dealing with global tension in the Cold War. Death of President Kennedy provides last chance for hawks in the US to maintain their radical international policies during the Cold War. -
First Atomic Bomb of China
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Nixon Visiting China
Nixon Visiting ChinaPresident Nixon secretly visited China. It is the sign that the US starts using moderate international policies to replace past radical policies in order to use more proper international strategies dealing with tensions in the Cold War, and avoid possibilities of global nuclear war. -
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Resignation of President Nixon
Resignation of President Nixon On 9 August 1974, President Nixon announced his resignation because of influences from the Watergate Scandal. It represents end of moderate international policies in the US. It also refers to change time of the US increasing its global power against the Soviet Union in the Cold War after influences of the Vietnam War.
