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Mutually Assured Destruction

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Policy created by John Foster Dulles to risk nuclear war in order to prevent the spread of Communism

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Nikita Khruschev

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Becomes the new leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Stalin

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Secret Speech of 1956

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Secretly Denounces Stalin’s policies

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Geneva Summit

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Communist leader meet to discuss how to releive tensions

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Mihkail Gorbechev

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New Soviet Leader
puts forth Perestrika and Glantot

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Perestroika

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Economic restructuring put forth by Gorbechev calling for private property and free markets

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Glasnot

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political openness allowing citizens to criticize the government

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Sputnik

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1st satellite; launched by russia

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U-2

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US spy plane incident; pilot captured

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Fidel Castro

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Communist takeover in Cuba

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Bay of Pigs Invasion

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Soviet Union places missiles toward the USA

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John F Kennedy

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blocks Cuba and demands withdrawl

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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13 days; compromise

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Ho Chi Minh

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declared independence from France

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Dien Bien Phu

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France forces a peace treaty; north led by Minh, South led by Frace

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Ngo Dinh Diem

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bakced by the United States

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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USS maddox notices three vietnamese torpedoes coming

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My Lai Masacre

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350k civilians killed

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Imre Nagy

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leader of the Hungarian revolt

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Prague Spring

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Czech reform movement

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Brezhnev Doctrine

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right to intervene in other communist nations

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Mujahideen

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freedom fighters given resources and US training

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Pope John Paul II

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outspoken polish critic of Communism

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Lech Walesa

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led protests (poland)

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Solidarity

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polish union that challenges Polish Communist Party

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Tiananmen Square

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student protest for democracy

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Boris Yeltstin

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mayor fo moscaw ends military coup

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Commonwealth of Independent States

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11 former sstates

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