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Why the Cuban Missile Crisis, Prague Spring, and Hungarian Uprising Were Super Important Events!

The Cold War's key events and tensions between 1943-1970 shaped global politics and international relations, with particular focus on the Cuban Missile Crisis impact on Cold War, Prague Spring outcomes and historical significance, and Hungarian Uprising causes and consequences.

Key points:

  • Major confrontations included the Berlin Blockade, Cuban Missile Crisis, and uprisings in satellite states
  • Nuclear arms race intensified tensions between USA and USSR
  • Formation of opposing military alliances through NATO and Warsaw Pact
  • Significant diplomatic developments through various summits and treaties
  • Communist control in Eastern Europe faced resistance through Hungarian and Czech uprisings
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Cuban Revolution - 1959 • Cuba ruled by Batista allowed American to make huge profit in area of Poverty. 1956 Fidel Castro (rebel) began war

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Page 2: Early Cold War Development and Alliances

The immediate post-war period saw the emergence of fundamental Cold War structures and divisions. The Berlin Blockade of 1948 represented the first major crisis, leading to the historic Berlin Airlift. The formation of NATO in 1949 and the subsequent Warsaw Pact in 1955 formalized the military division of Europe.

Vocabulary: Cominform - Communist Information Bureau, established to coordinate actions between Communist parties.

Example: The Berlin Airlift delivered 8,000 tons of supplies daily to West Berlin, demonstrating Western resolve.

Highlight: The Marshall Plan offered $17 billion in economic aid to European countries, which Stalin forced satellite states to reject.

Definition: The Iron Curtain referred to the political and ideological barrier dividing Europe into Western and Soviet spheres of influence.

Quote: "The Truman Doctrine pledged to support any nation threatened by communist takeover."

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Page 2: Early Cold War Development and Alliances

The immediate post-war period saw the emergence of fundamental Cold War structures and divisions. The Berlin Blockade of 1948 represented the first major crisis, leading to the historic Berlin Airlift. The formation of NATO in 1949 and the subsequent Warsaw Pact in 1955 formalized the military division of Europe.

Vocabulary: Cominform - Communist Information Bureau, established to coordinate actions between Communist parties.

Example: The Berlin Airlift delivered 8,000 tons of supplies daily to West Berlin, demonstrating Western resolve.

Highlight: The Marshall Plan offered $17 billion in economic aid to European countries, which Stalin forced satellite states to reject.

Definition: The Iron Curtain referred to the political and ideological barrier dividing Europe into Western and Soviet spheres of influence.

Quote: "The Truman Doctrine pledged to support any nation threatened by communist takeover."

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Page 1: Cold War Crises and Diplomatic Relations

The Cuban Revolution of 1959 marked a significant turning point in Cold War relations. Under Fidel Castro's leadership, Cuba shifted from American influence to Soviet alliance, culminating in the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. The crisis represented the closest point to nuclear conflict during the Cold War.

Eastern European resistance to Soviet control manifested in the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 and the Prague Spring of 1968. Both events demonstrated the USSR's determination to maintain control over its satellite states through military force.

Highlight: The Brezhnev Doctrine established USSR's right to intervene in any Warsaw Pact country attempting to abandon communism.

Example: During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Kennedy's naval blockade and diplomatic negotiations led to Khrushchev removing Soviet missiles from Cuba.

Definition: The Warsaw Pact was a collective defense treaty between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European countries.

Quote: "Khrushchev wanted peaceful co-existence while remaining competitive with USA."

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