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-The USSR began to change its policies.
-Mikhail Gorbachev came to power and brought
some changes:
•disarmament treaty was signed so the USA and the U
SSR agreed to remove medium-range
nuclear missiles from Europe within 3 years.
-Orbachev announced the immediate reduction of the
weapons stockpile. -
-bombs killed a lot of civilians.
- Vietcong guerrillas were very skillful soldiers. American troops were not used to fight in the
jungle.
•North Vietnam had the support of China and the Sov
iet Union.
•American public opinion turned against the war.
•The Vietcong treated the South Vietnamese well and
gained their support -
-The USSR and the USA signed the SAL 1.
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Civil Rights Act was finally passed.
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Castro:
He nationalised American-owned sugar mills.
The president Kenedy organized a battle but they were defeated and I gain Cuba.
Decided that Cuba needed Soviet military assistance: Soviet missiles were shipped to Cuba which could be used to attack US cities. -
Treaty of Rome
It constituted the creation of the European Economic Community (EEC) or Common Market. Its main objectives were the free movement of people, goods, services, and capitals by suppressing the customs duties among the member countries. -
Chinese support helped to establish a Communist gov
ernment in North Vietnam.
Vietnam was partitioned into the communist North an
d the democratic South.
Laos and Cambodia
were set up as independent states. -
Stalin was succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev, , who began a process of De-Stalinization to fight the abuse of power of cult of personality of the previous leader. The relations with the capitalist bloc enhanced a lot in this period.
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Treaty of Paris
It involved the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community
(ECSC) It was signed by France, Western Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. It created a free-trade area for coal and steel in the signing countries. -
Robert Schuman, proposed The creation of a common market of coal and steel to avoid rivalries and to be more competent.
Hence, that day is commemorated as the Day of Europe
since it is considered the foundations of the European Union. -
The USA and
the Western powers intervened on behalf of the Unit
ed Nations to stop the spread of communism
and sent North Koreans back North of the 38th paral
lel. -
Benelux Customs Union
It was an agreement that was signed by Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg in order to remove customs and to promote free movement of capital, goods, and workers. -
Under this goverments big companies and banks were nationalised and heavy industry was developed.
-Yugoslavia had a Communist government, led by JosipTito, but it was not pro- soviet, so Stalin opposed Tito ́s power. -Polish workers in Poznan went on strike (1956).
