When was Korea divided between the North and the South?
September 1945
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When did US troops land in Inchon in Korea?
15th September 1950
3 of 38
When did Pyongyang fall to the UN troops in Korea?
19th October 1950
4 of 38
When did the Chinese divisions enter the Korean War?
4th November 1950
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When is MacArthur relieved of command (during the Korean War)
11th April 1951
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When does the Korean War end?
27th July 1953
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When was the Marshall Plan rejected by the USSR?
1947
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When was the East-German uprising?
16th-17th June 1953
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When did Soviet tank enter Hungary?
24th October 1956
10 of 38
When does the Hungarian uprising begin?
22nd October 1956
11 of 38
when did the Hungarian government plan to leave the Warsaw Pact?
4th November 1956
12 of 38
When was the Ceasefire in Hungary?
10th November 1956
13 of 38
When was the Prague Spring In Czechoslovakia?
1968
14 of 38
When did Dubcek come to power in Slovakia?
5th January 1968
15 of 38
When was the action programe launched by Dubcek?
April 1968
16 of 38
When was Slovakia invaded by members of the Warsaw Pact?
20-21st August 1968
17 of 38
When was Dubcek replaced by Husak in Slovakia?
April 1969
18 of 38
When did the Cuban Missile Crisis Begin?
16th October 1962
19 of 38
When did Kennedy find out that Cuba Had ICBM's?
Tuesday 16th October 1962
20 of 38
When does Kennedy discuss what to do about Cuba and their ICBM's?
Wednesday 17th October 1962
21 of 38
When does Kennedy state that he will not tolerate Soviet missiles in Cuba?
Thursday 18th October 1962
22 of 38
When does the Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and his advisers discuss the military options for Cuba?
Friday 19th October 1962
23 of 38
When does Kennedy return to Washington to discuss the additional missiles found in Cuba?
Saturday 20th October 1962
24 of 38
When does Kennedy order a naval blockade of Cuba?
Sunday 21st October 1962
25 of 38
When Does Kennedy declare DEFCON 3 and inform the public about the naval blockade of Cuba?
Monday 22nd October 1962
26 of 38
When does the OAS (Organization of American States) support the decision to quarantine Cuba as well as discover the Soviet Missiles in Cuba have been prepped for launch?
Tuesday 23rd October 1962
27 of 38
When does the Soviet navy reach the blockade of Cuba along with a submarine. The United States also goes to DEFCON 2 for the first time in history.
Wednesday 24th October 1962
28 of 38
When does the US ambassador Adlai Stevenson confront the Soviet Union at a UN about their warheads in Cuba?
Thursday 25th October 1962
29 of 38
When does Kennedy receive a private letter from Khrushchev that states that the Soviet missiles will be removed from Cuba providing the Americans don't invade?
Friday 26th October 1962
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When does the U2 spy plane fly over Russia and one is shot down over Cuba, as well as Khrushchev demanding that the US remove their missiles from Turkey?
Saturday 27th October 1962
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When does the Cuban Missile Crisis officially end?
28th October 1962
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When was the Treaty of Friendship between the Soviets and the Chinese established?
14th August 1945
33 of 38
When was the Sino-Soviet split?
1960
34 of 38
When was the Marshall Plan initiated?
3rd June 1948
35 of 38
When did the Soviets detonate their first atom bomb?
29th August 1949
36 of 38
When was the Warsaw Pact established?
14th May 1955
37 of 38
When did de-Stalinisation occur in the USSR?
February 1956
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
When was Korea divided between the North and the South?
Back
September 1945
Card 3
Front
When did US troops land in Inchon in Korea?
Back
Card 4
Front
When did Pyongyang fall to the UN troops in Korea?
Back
Card 5
Front
When did the Chinese divisions enter the Korean War?
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