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korean war

1950-3

NK invaded SK june 1950

16 countries helped SK defend

Douglas MacArthur pushed NK close to chinese border

China entered war + ended in same place

USA spent 67bn + 30,000 died

SEATO created to stop domino effect

USA tripled defense budget

USSR increased army from 2.8 to 5.6 million 1950-55

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warsaw pact

may 1955 after west germany joined NATO

Collective security

USSR, poland, Czechoslovakia, hungary, romania, bulgaria, east germany

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arms race

atomic - USA 1945, USSR 1949

hydrogen - 1000x more powerful - USA 1952, USSR 1953

ICBM - 5000km - USA + USSR 1957

mutually assured destruction + deterrant

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hungarian uprising

1956

Nagy proposed leaving warsaw pact + becoming neutral

sent USSR troops in + 20,000 killed

Nagy executed + replaced with Kadar

USA did nothing - respected sphere of influence

USA Condemned invasion - radio free europe