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The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The Cold War began, a long period of rivalry (1947-1991) which pitted the U.S. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Gorbachev allows Eastern European countries to break away from Warsaw Pact and overthrow the Communist one-party state. Mid-1980s – Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev introduces perestroika (reorganisation) and glasnost (openness).First by the US in Moscow then by the Soviet Union in US 1984. 1979 – Soviet invasion of Afghanistan restoring tensions.1970s – Strategic Arms limitations talks leading to a period of détente.Vietnam War (1955-75) US involved in fighting Vietcong Communist forces.Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) – Closest to nuclear war as the Soviet Union moved nuclear missiles towards Cuba.Berlin Crisis (1961) – Building of Berlin Wall to stop people leaving the East.Korean War (1950-53) US fighting Communist North Korea.Berlin Blockade (1948-49) the Soviet Union trying to gain control of the whole of Berlin.Also, throughout the period, minor conflicts, such as the Korean War and the Vietnam War, were played out in proxy between the major powers and their allies. Throughout the ‘Cold War,’ the two main protagonists the Soviet Union and the US, avoided direct confrontation, but there was a confrontational build up in nuclear weapons and, during the ‘Cuban Missile Crisis’ of 1961, the two sides came close to war.
This led to the division of Europe into the Eastern (Communist) block and Western Europe (democracy) The Cold War lasted roughly from 1947-1991.Īfter the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, the two wartime allies – the Soviet Union and the US became increasingly split on ideological and political grounds. The Cold War was a period of military and political tensions between the Soviet Union (and Warsaw Pact members) and the US (and NATO allies).
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