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Key dates Flashcards

1
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Bolshevik revolution

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1917

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2
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Nazi - Soviet pact

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Aug 1939

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Operation Barbarossa

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June 1941

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4
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Pearl harbour attack

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Dec 1941

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5
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Grand alliance

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1941

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6
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2nd front asked for

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1942

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7
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2nd front given

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1944

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8
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Katyn massacre

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1940 `

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9
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Katyn graves dug up

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1943

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10
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Warsaw uprising

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1944

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11
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Yalta conference

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4 - 11 Feb 1945

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12
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Potsdam conference

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17 Jul - 1 Aug 1945

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13
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Percentages agreement

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Oct 1944

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14
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Germany defeated

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May 1945

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15
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Gomulka replaced by Beirut in Poland

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1948

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16
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Communist leader of Poland Rajk executed

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1949

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17
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Socialist and communist parties merge in Poland

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Jan 1947

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18
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Red army disarms Romanian army

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1945

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19
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  • Czechoslovakia – non-communist parties resigned followed by the leader to hand the country over to USSR.
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1948

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20
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All other political parties banned

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1947

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21
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Yugoslavia expelled from cominform

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1948

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22
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Kennan telegram

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Feb 1946

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23
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Iron Curtain speech

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March 1946

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24
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Pravda article

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March 1946

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25
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Novikov telegram

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Sep 1946

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26
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USSR walk out of Paris Peace conference

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Jul 1947

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27
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Greek Civil war

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1946-9

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28
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US get involved in Greek Civil War

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1947

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29
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Truman Doctrine

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March 1947

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30
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Marshall plan

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June 1947

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31
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Cominform set up

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Sep 1947

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32
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Zhandov doctrine

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1946

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33
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NATO

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Apr 1949

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34
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Comecon set up

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1949

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35
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Czechoslovakian crisis

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1948

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36
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US refuse soviet occupation if Ruhr, depriving German population and a centralised Germany

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1947

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37
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Bizonia made

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Jan 1947

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38
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New currency in West Germany

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June 1948

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39
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West Germany gets Marshall aid, East denied

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1948

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40
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Berlin blockade began

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June 1948

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41
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End of berlin blockade

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12 May 1949

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42
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Bombs dropped on Japan

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Aug 1945

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43
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Japan rebel against French occupation

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1945

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44
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Reverse course

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1947

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45
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China became communist

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Oct 1949

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46
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Sino soviet treaty of friendship

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1950

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47
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San Francisco peace treaty

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1951

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48
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Plans for new japanese air force

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Nov 1952

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49
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Defensive perimeter strategy

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Jan 1950

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50
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NSC-68

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1950

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51
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Moscow conference for provisional korean government

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Dec 1945

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52
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North Korea invade south

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Jun 1950

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53
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MacArthur lands at Inchon

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Sep 1950

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54
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Chinese troops join Korean war

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Oct 1950

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55
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MacArthur dismissed

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April 1951

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56
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Peace negotiations for Korean war begin

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July 1951

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57
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Armistice agreed for Korean war

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Jul 1953

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58
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Stalin dies

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March 1953

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59
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House of un american activities made permenant

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1945

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60
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Rosenburg trial

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1951

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61
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Alger Hiss affair

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1948

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62
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McCarthy accused US army and was discredited

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1954

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63
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UN set up

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Oct 1945

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64
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60 mostly pro western UN members

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1950

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65
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Eisenhower inaugurated

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Jan 1953

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66
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Germany joined council of Europe

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Nov 1949

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67
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Treaty signed in Bonn

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May 1952

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68
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USSR agree to give China defence based technology

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May 1953

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69
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Khrushchev visits China

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Sep - Oct 1953

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70
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SEATO set up

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Sep 1954

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71
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FRG join Nato

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9th May 1955

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72
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Warsaw pact made

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14th May 1955

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73
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Domino theory first set out

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1954

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74
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New look policy announced

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Jan 1954

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75
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US paying 75% of war in Indochina

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1954

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76
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DIen Bien Phu

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April 1954

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77
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Austrian State Treaty

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May 1955

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78
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Secret Speech

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Feb 1956

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79
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Geneva Summit

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Sep 1955

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80
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Polish uprising

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June - Oct 1956

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81
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Hungarian Uprising

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Oct - Nov 1956

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82
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Camp David talks

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Sep 1959

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83
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Paris Summit

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May 1960

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84
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Kennedy became president

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Jan 1961

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85
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Vienna Summit

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June 1961

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86
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Sputnik

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4 Oct 1957

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87
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Sputnik 2

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Nov 1957

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88
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Flopnik

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Dec 1947

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89
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NASA set up

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1958

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90
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Soviet satellite to moon

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1959

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91
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US discoverer programme set up

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Aug 1960

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92
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Yuri Gagarin in space

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12 Aug 1961

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93
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US = 63 space missions, USSR = 15

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1962

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94
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US go to the moon

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1969

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95
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Strategic air command set up

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21 March 1946

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96
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US test first lithium bomb

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March 1954

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97
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first USSR ICBM tested

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26 Aug 1957

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98
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Gaither report

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Nov 1957

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99
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Bermuda conference

100
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US deploy nuclear submarines

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9 June 1959

101
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Workers riots in East Germany crushed

102
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Hallstein Doctrine

103
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1st ultimatum made

104
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Warsaw powers met to plan Berlin wall

105
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Wall went up

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13 Aug 1961

106
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Ich bin ein Berliner speech

107
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Geneva conference ends indochinese war

108
Q

Elections meant to happen for Vietnamese reunification

109
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Revolt in North Vietnam and 6000 killed

110
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Recommendations to Kennedy about Vietnam by Taylor and Roscow

111
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NFL formed in Vietnam

112
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Strategic hamlet programme began

113
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Buddhist revolt

114
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General coup in Vietnam

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1 Nov 1963

115
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Diem and PM (brother) assassinated

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2 Nov 1963

116
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Castro and Los Barbudos arrive in Cuba

117
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Castro becomes PM of Cuba

118
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Agrarian reform in Cuba

119
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Castro goes to UN but Eisenhower refuses to meet him

120
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$100 million in credit given to Cuba by USSR

121
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1st crude oil shipment from USSR to Cuba and economic sanctions placed by US to lower sugar imports

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April 1960

122
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Bay of pigs

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April 1961

123
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Operation Mongoose

124
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Cuban missile crisis

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14 - 28 Oct 1962

125
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Whitehouse - Kremlin hotline

126
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Nuclear test ban treaty

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5 Aug 1963

127
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Non proliferation treaty

128
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Johnson’s presidency

129
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Inc in military advisors Johnson

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1964 16,000 -> 23,300

130
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Gulf of Tonkin

131
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Ground troops enter Vietnam

132
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Increase in ground troops

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1965 - 100,000
1968 - 565,000

133
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Op rolling thunder

134
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Tonnes of bombs in op rolling thunder

135
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Tet offensive

136
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Nixon becomes president

137
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Troop withdrawal

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1969 - 543,000
1972 - 47,000

138
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Spring offensive

139
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Number bombs op linebacker

140
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War enters Cambodia

141
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Cambodian leader overthrown

142
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Students killed Kent state

143
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War enters Laos

144
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Kennedy assassinated

145
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Khrushchev ousted

146
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Dubcek becomes leader Czechoslovakia

147
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Reforms in Czechoslovakia

148
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Invasion of Czechoslovakia

149
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Dubcek replaced by Husak

150
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Brezhnev doctrine

151
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Malinovsky incident

152
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Chinese cultural revolution

153
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Beginning of paris peace talks

154
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Signing of paris peace agreement

155
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US withdrawn from Vietnam

156
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Saigon falls to socialism

157
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End of Khmer Rouge

158
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Soldiers served by US in vietnam

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2.7 mil - 9%`

159
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Money spent by US on Vietnam

160
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SEATO disbanded

161
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NLF deaths

162
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Vietnamese refugees

163
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SALT 1

164
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Moscow summit (nuclear)

165
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Vladivostok part 1

166
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Vladivostok 2

167
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Vienna Summit (nuclear)

168
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Treaty of Moscow

169
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Treaty of Warsaw

170
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4 power agreement

171
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Basic treaty

172
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Both Germanys in UN

173
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Helsinki Accords

174
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Nixon visits China

175
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Ping pong diplomacy

176
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Nixon visits china 2nd time

177
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Ford visits China

178
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Deng visits Us

179
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Taiwan removed UN security council

180
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Recognition given to China not Taiwan

181
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PDPA gain power Afghanistan

182
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Invasion of Afghanistan

183
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Moscow olympics boycott

184
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SDI introduced

185
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Pope visits Poland

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1979
1983
1987

186
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Solidarity begins

187
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Solidarity growth

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1980 3.5 mil
1981 9.4 mil

188
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Martial law Poland

189
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Solidarity illegal

190
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KAL 007

191
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Civil war angola

192
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End of Angolan war

193
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Ethiopia war begins

194
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Ceasefire Ethiopia

195
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Allende elected in Chile

196
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Allende overthrown in Chile

197
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New Jewel movement Grenada

198
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Coard gained power Grenada

199
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Sandinistas win Nicaragua

200
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Gorbachev becomes leader USSR

201
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%GNP spent on military USSR

202
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Joint ventures

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61 by 1988

203
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Budget deficit figures USSR

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1988 - 12% GNP
US - 3.5%

204
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Loss through alcohol policies

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100 mil rubles

205
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Geneva Summit

206
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Rekjavik summit

207
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Washington Summit

208
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Moscow 1 summit

209
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Malta Summit

210
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Paris Summit

211
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Moscow 2 summit

212
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INF treaty

213
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CFE treaty

214
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comecon collapse

215
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Poland non communist

216
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Martial law ends Poland

217
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Elections Poland

218
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Hungary non communist

219
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Kadar resigns Hungary

220
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Czechoslovakia non communist

221
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East Germany collpase

222
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Hungary opened Austrian border

223
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Bulgaria non communist

224
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Zhikov to Mladenov Bulgaria

225
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Romania non communist

226
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Protesters protect Tokes

227
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Withdrawal from Afghnaistan announced

228
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Withdrawal from Afghanistan complete

229
Q

Support for Contras ends

A

1980 Nicaragua

230
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Americans support Chamorro

A

$1 mil 1990

231
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Peace accords El Salvador

232
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Elections El Salvador

233
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Peace agreement Angola

234
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Ethiopia Marxist

235
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Reunification Germany

236
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Gorbachev reintroduces hardliners into govt

237
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Union Treaty

238
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Coup against Gorbachev

239
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Georgia demand independence

240
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Baltic Assembly

241
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Baltic Way

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2 mil 1989

242
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Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia independent

243
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CIS

244
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End of USSR

245
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US principles for ex republics to gain aid

246
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US recognition of ex republics

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