cold war in the 50s Flashcards
what happened on June 1950
North Korea invaded South Korea
what happened on November 1952
USA successfully tested hydrogen bomb
what happened January 1953
Eisenhower took office as US president
what happened in march 1953
Starlin died
What happened in August 1953
Soviet Union successfully tested hydrogen bomb
what happened in may 1955
federal Republic of Germany joined NATO, Warsaw Pact formed
what happened in February 1956
Khrushchev, new leader of Soviet Union, made speech criticising Starlin
what happened in November 1956
Hungarian Uprising crushed
what happened in June 1957
USA launched first inter-continental ballistic missile
what happened in august 1957
Soviet Union tested first ICBM
what happened in June 1958
Imre Nagy, prime minister of Hungary, executed