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Diplomatic crises of the Cold War | HearLore
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Diplomatic crises of the Cold War
Tito–Stalin splitOn the 6th of April 1941, Nazi Germany invaded the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The country surrendered just eleven days later, and its government fled to London.
Sino-Soviet splitIn November 1945, Soviet commander Rodion Malinovsky ordered the Red Army to hand over Japanese weapons to Chinese communists.
Berlin Crisis of 1961By 1958, East German leader Walter Ulbricht struggled to maintain control of a state facing severe economic hardships. War reparations demanded by the Soviet…
Turkish Straits crisisThe Dardanelles and Bosporus form two sequential gateways between the Black Sea and Mediterranean. These waterways served as a vital trade route for Turkey…
Berlin BlockadeThe Potsdam Agreement signed between the 17th of July and the 2nd of August 1945 divided defeated Germany into four temporary occupation zones.