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Suez Canal and Nasser
The United Kingodoms Isral and France invaded egypt. HS : First time the UN did something inportant. -
Khrushchev
First secritary of the communist party of the Soviet Union HS : Helped a lot with Russian space programs and he was responsible for the destalinization of the Soviet Union -
Joseph Stalin
One on the worst leaders of the Soviet Union. Fought off the Nazis in WW2 HS: He created tension that started the Cold War -
The Iron Curtain
Was a medieforical Curtain keeping the communist contries away from the non-communist contries HS: Keep the communist contries from advancing like the others -
United NAtions (UN)
Largest international group of politics. HS: Replaced the Leage of nations and was much more usfull. -
Truman Doctrine
The US support of Greece and Turcky. HS: they did not become communist because of this. -
Marshall Plan
Us gave Euopenan contries money to rebuild after WW2 HS; This put the Us in a bad economical state -
Berlin Airlift
The US flew over everyday needs such as food and fuel. There were over 200,000 flights. It brought embarressment to the Soviets. This created better moral in west Berlin and shamed the Soviets -
NATO
A group of 28 countries the agreed to defeed each other if one was attacked. HS; Lead to the down fall of the Sovit Union. -
People's Republic of China
New way of just saying China, also known as red China or communist China HS: While they were communist they had looser ideas on it. -
Korean War
War between North and South Korea. Was a puppet war with the US and Soviet Union. HS: It was just a way for Russia to expand communism and the Us to try and stop it. -
Ho Chi Minh
Made North Vietnam communist HS: He put the steping stones for communists in Vietnam -
The Hydrogen Bomb
Also known as the H-bomb. Not to be confused with the F-bomb. It is the most power full wepone on the planet. HS: The greatest threat in the cold war -
KGB
Secret Soviet Union security program. HS: Supressed enussal ideas during the cold war. -
Geneva Accords
Stoped the Indochina war HS: Korea was broken into two parts -
Warsaw pact
A treaty between 8 communist contries HS: It united the communist contries -
European Economic Community
Group of people who wanted econoical itergration. HS: Helped the economy in European contries -
Cuban Missile Crisis
An arms race between the soviet union and the US. HS: Made communications between Russia and the US teanse -
Building the Berlin Wall
The wall was built to divide East and West Germany. Soviets Built to keep there people in. Berlin airlift was used to get supplies to West Germany. The wall created a divison of Germany and the stronger power of comunism. -
Leonid Brezhnev
Military general for the Soviet , Held back Russian economy. -
Tet Offensive
North Vietnam launched attacks on South Vietnam after a cease fire agreement. HS: It showed US citizens that the communists really were capable of such an attack. -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
War fought between soviet-led afghans and insurgent groups HS: Caused problems in the future -
Perestroika and Glasnost
Prompoted openess in the Soviet Union HS: helped with the Sovit Unions image -
Chernobyl
Nuclear disaster in Russian HS: Created fear for nuclear power -
Tiananmen Square Protests
Millitary supressed protest in Russia HS: made Russia look very bad -
The Berlin Wall Being torn down
The Berlin wall was built to bolck off East Germany and West Germnay so that Russian can control it. The wall was a represinting the opprision of West Grmany. -
Gorbachev
He was the President of the Soviet Union. HS: because he put an end to the Communist Party in the Soviet Union -
Yeltsin
First presedent of RUSSIA. Not the Sovit Union. HS: Decreased power of the presedent -
End of the USSR
Ened the NATO and Warsaw pact HS: Made Russia not as communist or contrilling -
Iranian Hostage Crisis
52 American hostanges were held for 500 days HS: Created tension between the US and Iran -
Putin
New presedent and the best so far. The people love him. HS: Unknown -
Vietnam war
The United States got involed to stop communism nut lost many lives of Americans. HS: United North and Sounth Vietnam with communism
