THE COLD WAR
(1969-1989)
The World's GREATEST Revolution!
A Time of PRESIDENTIAL POWER!
The Era of the DETENTE!
For your reference, a timeline: http://future.state.gov/future/when/timeline/1969_timeline.html
What Was The Cold War?:
In diplomatic terms there are THREE types of war:
Hot War
Actual warfare. All attempts at discussion have failed and warfare is now physical.
Warm War
Discussion still ongoing. There is still an opportunity for a peaceful outcome, but armie s, navies, etc. are being fully mobilised and war plans are being put into operation, awaiting the command to fight.
*Cold War
The tense, almost-warring relationship between America and the Soviet Union between 1945 and 1980. Neither side ever outright fought the other - the consequences would be too appalling - but they did "fight" for their beliefs through the use of "client states," which fought respectively for America and the Soviet Union on their behalf.
^ : http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/what%20was%20the%20cold%20war.htm
Why Did the Cold War happen?:
The Hungarian Revolution:
- Inspired by the Polish Revolution, the Hungarian bourgeousie revolted on October 23, 1956.
- They Tore down the statue of Stalin by firing police cars, buildings, and anything "communist"
- Imre Nagy: Prime Minister
- Executed secretly organized to overthrow the Hungarian people's democratic states with treason
- New Goverment that shared power with local workers' councils
- One-party system
The Cuban Revolution:
- An armed revolt that led to the overthrow of dictator Fulgencio Batista
- Took place on January 1, 1959
- Led by Fidel Castro
- Castro went to the United States later on to explain his revolution. He said, "I know what the world thinks of us, we are Communists, and of course I have said very clearly that we are not Communists; very clearly."
history cold war info.doc
More Salt information : http://www.state.gov/www/global/arms/treaties/saltl.html
What Was Going on in America during the Cold War?:
Berlin Wall:
http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-2744169448317309605&hl=en&fs=true
1989 - Berlin Wall falls
w Brezhnev Doctrine is gone!
w ^pledged to use Soviet force to protect its interests in Eastern Europe.
w On September 10, Hungary opened its border with Austria
w This allowed East Germans to flee to the West.
w Finally the Berlin Wall fell on November 9.
NATO and the Warsaw Pact
- NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization (formed 1949)
- The alliance of countries against communist powers in Europe
- Based on U.S. atomic bomb strength
- To protect from Soviet threat to European security
- Warsaw Pact (formed 1955)
- An alliance to ensure continued dominance of the Soviet Union over Europe
- Used armed forces for power
- Soviets controlled countries in the pact (Hungary and Czechoslovakia)
- Wanted to get power in east Europe after trops were removed in the Austrian State treaty
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