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The Cold War

This overview explores pivotal moments in the Cold War period from 1953 to 1989, highlighting influential leaders such as Stalin, Khrushchev, and Reagan. Key events include the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, the Prague Spring in 1968, and the escalation of the Vietnam War under Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Nixon. It also discusses critical agreements like the Non-Proliferation Treaty (1968) and SALT initiatives, culminating in the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin Wall in December 1989.

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The Cold War

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  1. The Cold War Years 1953 - 1981

  2. Stalin

  3. Nikita Khrushchev

  4. Hungary 1956

  5. The Berlin Wall- 1961

  6. Prague Spring - 1968

  7. Leonid Brezhnev

  8. Fidel Castro

  9. Ho Chi Minh

  10. President Truman President Eisenhower

  11. President Lyndon B. Johnson

  12. 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 60,000 268,000 449,000 535,000 415,000 Vietnam Troop Escalation

  13. President Richard Nixon

  14. Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) Massive Retaliation Flexible Response Non Proliferation Treaty (1968)

  15. SALT I - 1970

  16. Helsinki Agreement - 1975

  17. Carter and Brezhnev SALT II - 1979

  18. Afghanistan

  19. Yuri Andropov 1982 - 1984 Konstantin Chernenko 1984 - 1985

  20. Perestroika Glasnost Mikhail Gorbachev

  21. President Ronald Reagan

  22. THE WALL COMES DOWN

  23. Cold War Ends – December 1989

  24. Boris Yeltsin

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