Cold War Key DATES Flashcards
Blockade on Cuba
24th October 1962
Khrushchev’s first letter
26th of October 1962
Khrushchev’s second letter
27th of October 1962
Blockade reversed
28th of October 1962
Soviet invasion of Hungary
1st November 1956
Nagy replaced Rakosi
24th of October 1956
Casualties of Hungarian Revolt
3000 Hungarians, more than 7000 Russians
Arrests and execution following Hungarian Revolt
35,000 anti-communist arrested, 300 executed
Beginning of the construction of Berlin Wall
13th August 1961
When East Berlin is blocked from people in West Berlin
23rd of August 1961
Checkpoint Charlie
October 1961
Dubcek replaces Novotny
5th of January 1968
Dubcek abolishes censorship
4th of March 1968
Soviets invade Czechoslovakia
20th of August 1968
Solidarity led by Lech Walesa bring out 21 demands
August 1980
Polish government accept all 21 demands
30th August 1980
Solidarity officially recognised by government
October 1980
Solidarity membership reaches 9.4 million
January 1981
Martial law introduced by Polish government
December 1981
Gorbachev announced cuts on military
late 1988
2 major policies of Gorbachev
Perestoika and Glasnost