April 25-29

Monday - Gone for National History Day.

Tuesday - 

Cold War

  • Brinkmanship
    • Brink of war without getting into war
  • The threat of massive destruction but its a stale mate brings around deturance
  • NATO
    • defensive alliance with GB, Canada, western Europe
  • Warsaw Pact - eastern europe, Russia
  • Nikitia Khruchev - came into power after Stalin
  • Peaceful Coexistance - live, but don't go to war together
    • Destalination - removing Stalin from Russian culture
  • Detante (1970s)
    • Easing of tensions between Russia and US
    • Relaxation of the Cold War
  • Perestroika and Glasnost-1985
    • More democracy
    • Free elections
    • Freedom on speech and press
  • USSR's Frist Atomic Test - 1949
  • Nuclear Powers of the World - way back when
    • USA
    • Soviet Union
    • China
    • Great Britain
    • France
  • Nuclear Power Treaties/Organizations
    • Nuclear Test Ban Treaty - 1963
      • Banned nuclear test bombing
    • Nuclear Non-Periferation Treaty - 1968
      • Prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology
      • Promote cooperation in the peaceful used of nuclear energy
      • Further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarament
      • Only used for ENERGY/power
    • SALT 1 Treaty - 1972
      • Strategic Arms Limitations Talks
      • Eventual treaty
      • US and USSR signed it
      • LImiting nuclear weapons
    • ANti-Ballistic Missile
      • Limited weapons that would seek out and destory nuclear weapons one launched
      • In the 1980s, President Ronald Regan announces the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
      • US withdraws in 2002 under George W. Bush
        • Withdrew due to missile defense system
    • SALT 2 - further SALT 1
      • DUe to Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan, US congress never ratified

Wednesday - 

Cold War

  • The First Berlin Crisis (June 1948-May 1949)

Thursday - Work day.

Friday - Work day.

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