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American-Soviet Cooperation ends
After the second world war, Japan surrendered which meant the 2 superpowers didn't have to work together anymore.
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Germany Divided
After the second world war, everyone wanted to contain Germany so they split it into 4 quadrants. America, Britain, the USSR, and France all had power over one part to supply them.
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Berlin Airlift
After the USSR blocked all roads into berlin, the other countries used planes to bring them the supplies. This lasted for 1 year.
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NATO is Set up
A bunch of Atlantic countries signed a treaty to work together and protect each other if war broke out. It was signed for security against the Soviet Union.
Threat Level:1 -
Korean War
North Korea attacked South Korea. It is predicted that Joseph Stalin attacked them to start his world domination. This started the war of 3 years.
Threat Level:5 -
Bandung Conference
COMECON nations agreed at this conference to not align with either of the 2 superpowers.
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Creation of Warsaw Pact
This was the equivalent of NATO for the Soviet Union.
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Hungarian Revolt
The nation suddenly rose up against the USSR to reform communism but they brutally ended it by wounding thousands of people in the revolt.
Threat Level:5 -
Khrushchev Wants Peaceful-Coexistence
He called this to try and reduce the hostility between the superpowers especially to reduce the possibility of a nuclear war.
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Bay of Pigs
CIA and trained groups of Cuban refugees to try to topple the communist (Fidel Castro) party.
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Berlin Wall is Built
USSR wanted to stop people from traveling to democratic parts of berlin so they built a wall basically overnight.
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Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13-day military standoff over nuclear-armed missiles in Cuba.
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American-Soviet Hotline Established
The hotline was a way of communication between Moscow and Washington after the Cuban missile crisis.
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Partial Test Ban Treaty Signed
This treaty was signed to ban anyone from using nuclear weapons underwater and in space. They are only allowed to be tested underground.
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Czech Uprising (Prague Spring)
This was the time when the government tried to democratize Czechoslovakia.
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SALT Treaty Signed
This was another treaty that limited the number of nuclear weapons both the US and the Soviet Union could have during the cold war.
Threat Level:2 -
Helsinki Accords
A document that was signed at the end of the third phase of the conference of security and cooperation in Europe. 35 countries signed this to improve the detente between the East and West.
Threat Level:1 -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
This was a guerilla war in the jungle. Soviets and Afghanistan had a friendship treaty but they no longer wanted that.
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Polish Uprising
Poland wanted to rise up and stand up for workers' rights and other human needs. They also wanted to stand up for social change.
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I.N.F Treaty Signed
This treaty was signed by US President Reagan and the Soviet general secretary Gorbachev. It was signed to reduce the nuclear warheads between both superpowers.
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Berlin Wall is Torn Down
After 28 years of having the Berlin wall, they announced that this would no longer be mandatory so everyone flooded the wall.
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Iron Curtain Collapses
When the Berlin Wall was torn down, it symbolized the iron curtain collapsing. The USSR no longer had a sphere of influence over other countries after they had no competition.
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Germany is Reunited
The USSR built a wall to keep their germans in and not let them see democratic nations. One night the wall was torn down and a year later, Germany was officially reunited.
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Soviet Union Ceases to Exit
Gorbachev resigns from his presidency which left Boris Yeltsin to lead Russia in the newly independent state.
Threat Level:1
