1980coldwarevents

1Prelude:Adecadeofdetente·2Collapseofdétente·3RollbackDoctrine·4PolishCrisis(1980–1981)·5Nuclearbuildup(1981–1983).5.1Deploymentof ...,ColdWarTimeline·1945.USUsesAtomicBombsonJapantoEndWWII·1948–1949.BerlinBlockadeandAirlift·1949.USSRTestsFirstNuclearWeapon.,AcomprehensiveColdWartimelinelistingimportantdatesandeventsbetween1980and1991.WrittenandcompiledbyAlphaHistoryauthors.,ColdWar,theopenyet...

Cold War (1979

1 Prelude: A decade of detente · 2 Collapse of détente · 3 Rollback Doctrine · 4 Polish Crisis (1980–1981) · 5 Nuclear buildup (1981–1983). 5.1 Deployment of ...

Cold War Timeline

Cold War Timeline · 1945. US Uses Atomic Bombs on Japan to End WWII · 1948 – 1949. Berlin Blockade and Airlift · 1949. USSR Tests First Nuclear Weapon.

Cold War timeline

A comprehensive Cold War timeline listing important dates and events between 1980 and 1991. Written and compiled by Alpha History authors.

Cold War

Cold War, the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies.

The final phase, 1980–90 | The Cold War

The rapid-fire series of events that transpired between 1985 and 1990 stunned governmental decision-makers, foreign policy experts, and ordinary citizens alike ...

Timeline of the Cold War

Timeline of the Cold War. 1945. Defeat of Germany and Japan. February 4 ... 1980. August: Polish shipyard workers strike ... events-timelines/03-cold-war-timeline.

U.S.-Soviet Relations, 1981

The Soviets had invaded Afghanistan, causing President Jimmy Carter to withdraw a strategic arms limitation treaty (SALT II) from Senate ratification, boycott ...

Was there a 'New Cold War' in the early 1980s?

The 1970s were marked by a period of détente, or an easing of tensions, between the West and the Soviet bloc. By the late 1970s, however, détente was ...