Important FIgures during the Cold war

By Eszter Bärnkopf
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    Stalin

    General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1923-1953
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    Truman

    Role in Cold War - supported foes of Communism
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    Eisenhower

    Ended war in Korea
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    Khrushchev

    Serving as premier for Soviet Union
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    Kennedy

    Famous for Cuban Missile Crisis, Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, and Alliance for Progress
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    Brezhnev

    Took control of Soviet Union in 1964
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    Nixon

    Wanted to improve relations between United States and its two communist opponents, Soviet Union and China
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    Gorbachev

    Elected president in 1990 - for 5 year term
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    Castro

    Established the first Communist state in the west
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    Reagen

    Created strategic defense initiative to develop weapons based in space to protect the United States from Soviet attacks
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    Milosevic

    Former president of Serbia, led the socialist party