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Beginning of Cold War
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the beggining
WWII end and the U.S alliance dissolves ,President Truman expresses the need to contain communism and the red scare begins. -
Soviet bombs
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Soviet bombs
The Soviet Union test their own atomic bomb in the arms race begins. Truman responds by announcing intentions to build a super bomb and joins in the Korean War in efforts to stop communism from spreading. Korean war ends in a stalemate crease fire in 1953 -
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Upheaval
The United States backs up a coup and overthrow of the Iranian government. President Eisenhower sends aid to south Vietnam in the Soviets end an anti-communism revolution in Hungary -
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Russia’s launch
Russia launch is sputnik into the earths orbit. America fears the Soviet unions technological capabilities. Communist federal Castro overthrows American back dictator in Cuba. After two years of unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Castro, the CIA initiates the Bay of Pigs innovation which fails. In Europe, East Berlin build the Berlin Wall. -
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The Cuban missile crisis
American Navy blockades Cuba after the Soviet union places missiles in Cuba. Kennedy pulls away from Cuba in exchange for the Soviets removal of Cuban missile’s.Meanwhile, china successfully tests it’s a first A bomb while America begins air raid attacks a north Vietnam. -
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Manufacturing nuclear weapons
President Johnson sends troops to Vietnam and to the Dominican republic to prevent “another Cuba”. Soviet red army invades czech to stop the Prague spring, move toward liberation and away from communism. And 72 President Nixon a Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev sign the strategic arms limitation treaty which makes it illegal to manufacture nuclear weapons -
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Guerrilla warfare
Americas combat in Vietnam ends but it secretly bags a coup that overthrows the Chilean president. The Soviet red army invaded Afghanistan. Guerrilla warfare with guns supplied by US are used against the Soviet army, but it takes 10 years for them to leave without victory -
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The solidarity union
The solidarity union forms wind polish workers lead labor strikes. An 81 President Reagan resumes the mission to contain communism with the Reagan doctrine, with focus on Central America -
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Invasion of Grenada
The US invade Grenada, overthrowing the government and replacing it with a US friendly one. Mikhail Gorbachev becomes premiere of the Soviet union and his policies are the catalyst for the Soviet union collapse -
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End of cold war
Protesters gather in Tiananmen Square who wish for the Chinese communist party to reform. The party kills many young students. In Poland,the solidarity union forms a non-communicative government and Hungary replaces it’s communist leader ship. In Germany, the Berlin wall is torn down. Additionally, communist attempt a coupe against or a bunch of, which fails and the Soviet Union collapses. The Cold War ends and Boris Yeltsin is elected for president of Russia
