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  2. Cold War (1962–1979) - Wikipedia

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    World map of alliances in 1970 The 1975 Apollo-Soyuz space rendez-vous, one of the attempts at cooperation between the US and the USSR during the détenteThe Cold War (1962–1979) refers to the phase within the Cold War that spanned the period between the aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis in late October 1962, through the détente period beginning in 1969, to the end of détente in the ...

  3. Cold War - Wikipedia

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    The Cold War was a period of global geopolitical rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which lasted from 1947 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

  4. Timeline of the Cold War - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of the main events of the Cold War, a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others) and powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union, its allies in the Warsaw Pact and later the People's Republic of China).

  5. List of wars: 1945–1989 - Wikipedia

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    1956 1956 Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Soviet Union State Protection Authority: Hungarian revolutionaries 1956 1956 1956 Poznań protests: Poland: Strike Committee 1956 1956 Suez Crisis. Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict Israel [10] United Kingdom France: Egypt [11] 1956 1956 Quỳnh Lưu uprising. Part of the Vietnam War. North Vietnam: Anti ...

  6. Eastern Bloc - Wikipedia

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    Eastern Europe accounted for 12.3 percent of European production in 1950 but 14.4 in 1970. [184] However, the system was resistant to change and did not easily adapt to new conditions. For political reasons, old factories were rarely closed, even when new technologies became available. [ 184 ]

  7. Iron Curtain - Wikipedia

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    Its popularity as a Cold War symbol is attributed to its use in a speech Winston Churchill gave on 5 March 1946, in Fulton, Missouri, soon after the end of World War II. [ 9 ] On the one hand, the Iron Curtain was a separating barrier between the power blocs and, on the other hand, natural biotopes were formed here, as the European Green Belt ...

  8. Fulda Gap - Wikipedia

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    In May/June 1956, the 3rd Armored Division (3rd AD) arrived, and was stationed around Frankfurt. In December 1957, the 8th Infantry Division (Mechanized) (8th ID) arrived, and was stationed in the Bad Kreuznach area. The two replaced divisions returned to the United States. The following is a summary of US Cold War history in Germany from the ...

  9. Western Bloc - Wikipedia

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    The "Three Worlds" of the Cold War (between 30 April and 24 June 1975) First World : Countries aligned with the Western Bloc (i.e., NATO and allies), led by the United States Second World : Countries aligned with the Eastern Bloc (i.e., Warsaw Pact , China , and allies), led by the Soviet Union