The Aftermath of World War II: The Cold War II

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The Aftermath of World War IIThe Cold War II
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Europe During the Cold War
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August 29, 1949 First Soviet A-bomb Test
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The Arms Race
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The China Issue
Victory over Chiang Kai-Shek , 1949 Peoples
Republic of China Great Leap Forward,
1958-61 Cultural Revolution, 1966-69
Chairman Mao 1893-1976
Mao Nixon 1972
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The Korean War
Landing at Inchon
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
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Sputnik and Space Race
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Berlin Wall
Under Construction November 1961
In Later Stages
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Fidel Castro 1926-present
University Student
Guerrilla Leader
Castro and Khrushchev
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Cuban Missile CrisisOctober 1962
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Cabinet Meeting at Height of Cuban Missile Crisis
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Second Indochina War 1959-1975
1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phu 1954 Geneva
Accords August 7, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin
Resolution January 27, 1973 Paris
Peace Accords April 30, 1975 U.S.
Embassy Withdrawal
Ho Chi Minh 1890-1969
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Vietnam and Southeast Asia
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Kent State KillingsMay 1970
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My Lai Massacre
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Fall of Saigon, 1973
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The China Issue
Victory over Chiang Kai-Shek , 1949 Peoples
Republic of China Great Leap Forward,
1958-61 Cultural Revolution, 1966-69
Chairman Mao 1893-1976
Mao Nixon 1972
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Decolonization
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The Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1947-1982
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Israel
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Cold War Alliances and Conflicts