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Cuban Missile Crisis
Tension between USA and USSR over missile bases in Cuba, resolved peacefully.
Fidel Castro
Cuban leader who turned communist, leading to USSR alliance.
Bay of Pigs
Failed CIA invasion of Cuba, boosting Castro's image.
ExComm
National Security Council committee advising Kennedy during the crisis.
Naval Blockade
Kennedy's chosen action to contain the Cuban missile threat.
Detente
Period of improved relations between superpowers in the 1970s.
Operation Cyclone
US support to Afghan Mujahideen against Soviet invasion.
Mujahideen
Afghan fighters aided by the US against Soviet forces.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet leader who realized USSR couldn't win in Afghanistan.
Partial Test Ban Treaty
Agreement to limit nuclear testing, signed in 1953.
Afghanistan Invasion
Soviet forces invaded in 1979, facing Mujahideen resistance.
International Terrorism
Result of Mujahideen's actions and global impact of the war.
Arms Reduction Talks
Negotiations to reduce nuclear weapons, affected by the war.
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)
Peace group protesting US nuclear missiles in Europe.
Fundamentalist Groups
Extremist organizations like Mujahideen emerging post-war.
Nuclear Missiles in Europe
US deployment leading to tensions and protests.
Los Angeles Olympics Boycott
USSR's response to US actions by boycotting the 1984 Olympics.
US-Soviet Relations
Impacted by the war and resulting in various consequences.
Cuban Dictator Fulgencio Batista
Overthrown by Fidel Castro in 1959, leading to US-Cuba tensions.
USSR Missile Bases in Cuba
Established in 1962, leading to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Kennedy's Decision
Chose naval blockade over other aggressive options during the crisis.
US Withdrawal from Arms Reduction Talks
Jimmy Carter's response to the Soviet war in Afghanistan.
Soviet Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Completed by 1989 after realizing the futility of the war.
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