Cold War Key DATES Flashcards by Q.S. Li | Brainscape

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Blockade on Cuba

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24th October 1962

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Khrushchev’s first letter

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26th of October 1962

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Khrushchev’s second letter

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27th of October 1962

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Blockade reversed

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28th of October 1962

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Soviet invasion of Hungary

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1st November 1956

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Nagy replaced Rakosi

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24th of October 1956

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Casualties of Hungarian Revolt

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3000 Hungarians, more than 7000 Russians

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Arrests and execution following Hungarian Revolt

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35,000 anti-communist arrested, 300 executed

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Beginning of the construction of Berlin Wall

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13th August 1961

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When East Berlin is blocked from people in West Berlin

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23rd of August 1961

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Checkpoint Charlie

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October 1961

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Dubcek replaces Novotny

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5th of January 1968

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Dubcek abolishes censorship

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4th of March 1968

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Soviets invade Czechoslovakia

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20th of August 1968

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Solidarity led by Lech Walesa bring out 21 demands

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August 1980

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Polish government accept all 21 demands

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30th August 1980

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Solidarity officially recognised by government

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October 1980

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Solidarity membership reaches 9.4 million

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January 1981

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Martial law introduced by Polish government

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December 1981

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Gorbachev announced cuts on military

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late 1988

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2 major policies of Gorbachev

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Perestoika and Glasnost