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Potsdam Conference
A reunion of the allies on how to deal with Europe after the world war two. This occur during July 17 to August 2, 1945 They tried to discuss ways to settle thing with Europe in a peaceful manner also were worried about what to do with the army of Germany against Japan. Lastly, the atomic bomb was introduced and used against Japan. Although the U.S told Japan to surrender they did not so atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Causing many to die. -
Korean War
The Korean war started in June 1950 and lasted to July 1953. These was the conflict in between the South and North Korea over Communism. The United states and china where eventually involve. When South korea started invading United states told North Korean forces to withdraw. United states tried to protect South Korea over Communism. At November 25, chinese enter war and December 15 all allies including South Korea were back to the 38th parallel.On December 31, 1950, the Chinese and North -
Warsaw pact
Sing by Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania.
The treaty was renewed then resolved in July 1991.This pact started when Soviet Union wanted a strong defense against the West’s threats and full control of the satellites/weapons in Eastern Europe.This eventually made countries want to stop the Warsaw pact from invading some got save from it’s own Martial law and therefore Warsaw pact could not invade. -
Vietnam war
November 1, 1955 The Vietnam government was trying to make Vietnam become one. The fight was against the North's Vietnam and Viet Con. This war only caused more deaths.Than in April 30, 1975 the south vietnam surrendered. Then the communist Vietnam reunited. -
Suez Crisis
October 1956: The Americans including the British decided to not help Egypt with the Aswan High Dam reparations. However the Americans broke the promise then Nasser made the decision to take over Suez Canal later Nasser emerged from the Suez Crisis in victory. Israel did regain shipping rights in the Straits of Tīrān. Britain and France lost most of their influence in the Middle East. -
Sputnik
Sputnik started in October 4, 1957. The Soviet Union created a satellite that lead the United states to want a superior technology. Both of them started competing for better weapons and after many failures the united states manage to create a great weapon however this powerful weapons reminded both sides the terror of such weaponry specialty during the Cuban Missile crises. -
Cuban Missile Crisis.
October 4, 1962 a fight between the Soviet Union and the United states over a Cuban nuclear Missile was resolved by Nikita Khrushchev whom agrees to remove Russian missile from Cuba in exchange for United States respect to Cuba's territorial sovereignty. -
Glasnost/Perestroika
Glasnost referred to the open of political and social issues in the Soviet policy. This policy was on the 1980’s by Mikhail Gorbachev which overcame democrats of the Soviet Union. Gorbachev introduced this to perestroika. This reconstruct the economic and political policy. Perestroika focused on economic/political policy of the soviet Union. After Mikhail Gorbachev was head of the Soviet government (in 1985) All to control/stabilize the Soviet economy
