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Leader of SU until he died. HS- expanded his power and was a really mean leader
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13th most populus country. HS- hosted the Vietnam war
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Separted the democratic West from communist East. HS- created the NATO and Warsaw Pact
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World's largest, foremost, and most prominent international organization. HS- replaced the League of Nations
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US would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid. HS- Start of the Cold War
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At Chateau de la Muette in Paris, France. Emerged from the Marshall Plan. HS- Economic alliance
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rebuild a war-devastated region, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, and make Europe prosperous again HS-prevent communism
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The Berlin Blockade is the reason of the airlift. Carried more than 2.3 million tons of cargo into West Berlin. HS- Showed SU the US could get around their plan, US is strong
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The most populus country. HS- It's still here today
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Between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by UN, and Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), supported by SU. HS- war that separated the Korea's
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Vietnamese communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister and president of North Vietnam. Established the communist-ruled Democratic Republic of Vietnam. HS- Led the Vietnamese nationalist movement for more than three decades
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Responsible for the de-Stalinization in the SU. Replaced Leonid Brezhnev. HS- de-Stalinized the SU
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"Thermonuclear weapons." Made of deuterium and tritium. It's super dangerous. HS- It revolutionized war
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Acted as internal security, intelligence, and secret police. Considered a military serive like the Soviet Army. Consisted of many ministries, state committees and state commissions. HS- To protect the SU
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Find a way to unify Vietnam and discuss the possibility of restoring peace in Indochina. US, SU, France, UK, and people of China participated. HS- Started the Vietnam War
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First artificial Earth satellite. HS- made SU create a satellite too
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Mutual defense treaty between eight communist states. HS- the commies defense system
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Between Egypt on one side, and Britain, France, and Israel on the other. US, SU, and UN played roles in forcing Britain, France and Israel to withdraw. HS- Ended BR as a superpower
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Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet was symbolic in SU. Held power for 18 years and made SU stable. Took over after Khrushchev. HS- Good leader for Russia
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Built by East Germany and East Berlin to cut it off from West Germany. Eastern Bloc says it was built to protect its population from fascitst elements. HS- To separate East from West, physical symbol of Cold War
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13 days, SU threatens to send an atomic missile to US's east coast. FDR talked SU out of it. HS- could have started the war but was avoided
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Viet Cong and North Vietnam against South Vietnam, the US. HS- surprise attacks when there weren't supposed to be
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Started under SU leader Leonid Brezhnev. Ended under SU leader, Mikhail Gorbach. HS-US aided billions of dollars and SU killed millions
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Final act of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe. 33 states signed it to improve relations between the Communist bloc and the West. HS- Reduced Col War tensions
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52 Americans held hostage for 44 days by a group of Islamist students and militants supporting the Iranian Revolution took over the American Embassy in Tehran. HS- to show America Iran had more power than seemed
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65 countries boycotted the games because of the Soviet war in Afghanistan. Caused the 1984 boycott in Olypics. HS- a lot of people didn't show up
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SU, Cuba, and East Germany (but not Romania) boycotted the Games. "Chauvinistic sentiments and an anti-Soviet hysteria being whipped up in the United States." HS- People did not come
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System of collective defence. HS- US's defense system
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First big communist nation to fall. HS- end of Cold War
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Gorbachev's watchwords for the renovation of the Soviet body politic and society that he pursued. HS- Used by many SU leaders
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First and last president of SU. HS- relaxed communism so people could protest and take over
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Nuclear accident at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Radioactive particles went into atmosphere over Russia and much of Europe. HS- One of the worst nuclear accidents and people are still being affected by it today.
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Started with Tiananmen Square Massacre. Student led demostrations. HS- exposed deep splits within China's political leadership
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Not all was torn down at once. Torn down so people in Berlin could go where they pleased. People who tore down wall called Mauerspechte- wall woodpeckers. HS- To unite Berlin and put it under democracy
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President of Poland. HS- He co-founded Solidarity, the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union.
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First President of the Russian Federation. HS- one of Russia's most powerful political leaders
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Has been President before this term. HS- Changed president's rules for SU
