The Crises of the Cold War – 1960s

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The Crises of the Cold War – 1960s Topic 2 – The Development of the Cold War to 1968 The Crises of the Cold War – 1960s

The Berlin Wall - 1961 West Berlin was prospering while East Berlin was floundering Skilled people from East Germany and other Soviet areas were fleeing into West Berlin The soviets erected a barbed wire fence through the city, a few months later a permanent wall was built and the city was divided The wall stood until 1989

Photo from West Berlin - bbc.co.uk

1986 – from West Berlin

Vietnam – 1954-1975 The French withdrew from Vietnam in 1954 North Vietnam was supported Russia South Vietnam was supported by the US The country failed to unify War broke out in 1962, the South supported by the US and its allies The US withdrew in 1973 The war ended in 1975

Cuba

The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 1959: Fidel Castro took control of Cuba and it became communist 1961 the US helped a military coup which failed, named the “Bay of Pigs” Invasion In 1962 American spy planes photographed missile silos in Cuba and learnt that a convoy of Soviet missiles were on their way to Cuba America demanded the ships turn back, they set up a blockade and waited for the Russians The ships slowed and turned back Khruschchev agreed to remove military equipment from Cuba if Kennedy did the same in Turkey It was humiliating for the Soviets and seen as a victory from Kennedy

Czechoslavakia Czechoslovakia was resentful of being under Soviet control In 1968 the leader, Alexander Dubek announced a new reform that included personal and economic freedoms The Soviets were unhappy and sent 650,000 troops to Czechoslavakia. They arrested Dubeck and banned all reforms.