presentations today
Berlin Blockade
- June 24 1948- begin
- Ends may 12 1949
- What caused it
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- Cold war
- Usa and ussr had different aims on what to do to Germany
- What was it
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- Attempted to block allied access to Berlin
- Soviet union failed
- Stalin wanted all of Berlin
Berlin airlift
o Successful
NATO
China Becomes Commi.
Chaing Kai-Shek- nationalist
Mao Zee-dung- Communist
Everyone worked to make china better
NUCLEAR ARMS RACE- the build up of nuclear weapons
Soviets- very concerned
USA-
Massive retaliation
Anti-nuclear movement- reduce AND STOP NUCEAL WEAPON USE
Berlin wall going up and coming down
Nixon’s visit to china
- 1972 Nixon goes to chins
- fist time a USA president visited china
- why: wanted to normalize relations with china
- reduce trade restrictions
- end 25 yr isolation
- one china policy
- wanted the PRC should be China’s main government
1970’s peace attempts
Soviet Union invades Afghanistan:
Afghanistan was dependent on the Soviet Union
Soviets invade December 27, 1979 lasted ten years
Operation: Trojan Horse was to assassinate President Hafizullah Amin named
Known as “Soviets’ Vietnam” and “The Shooting War”
New Map of Europe
Why did the USA win The Cold War?
Soviets went bankrupted
Reagan escalated the arms race
Soviets spent most of their money on their military
Soviets were fighting Afghanistan
Gorbichaves willingness to change the cold war
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