The Cold War
1st Edition
Published on 1. December 2012
48 pages
978-1-61535-611-9 (ISBN)
Description
In The Cold War, significant events that helped shape the Cold War are explored, including: the first H-bomb test, the Vietnam War, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Product notice
Windows
ISBN-13
978-1-61535-611-9 (9781615356119)
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Yalta Conference-February 4, 1945
- Truman Doctrine Proclaimed-March 12, 1947
- Soviets Impose Berlin Blockade-June 24, 1948
- Communists Take Power in China-October 1, 1949
- Korean War Begins-June 25, 1950
- First H-bomb Test-November 1, 1952
- Rosenbergs Executed for Espionage-June 19, 1953
- Hungarian Uprising Suppressed-November 4, 1956
- First Sputnik Launch-October 4, 1957
- U2 Spyplane Shot Down-May 1, 1960
- Berlin Wall Erected-August 17, 1961
- Kennedy Declares Naval Blockade of Cuba-October 22, 1962
- U.S. Marines Sent into Vietnam-March 8, 1965
- Soviet Invasion Ends Prague Spring-August 20, 1968
- Nixon Visits China-February 21, 1972
- U.S.-backed Coup in Chile-September 11, 1973
- Apollo-Soyuz Mission-July 17, 1975
- Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan-December 24, 1979
- Polish Workers Occupy Gdansk Shipyard-August 14, 1980
- Reagan and Gorbachev Agree Arms Cuts-December 8, 1987
- Fall of Berlin Wall-November 9, 1989
- Key Figures in the Cold War
- Glossary
- Further Information
- Index
