Cold War History

History of world politics 1945 - 1989. Photos, facts and articles. Part of @madefromhistory

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US propaganda aimed at spreading fear of communism in the 1950s

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Liberty without learning is always in peril and learning without liberty is always in vain - JFK

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The ever present threat of nuclear destruction lasted throughout the Cold War

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Aerial photo of the building of Soviet missile silos in Cuba (1962)

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The Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962 https://t.co/JJMQPHRb60

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How Many Americans Died in Vietnam? https://t.co/OAZn6pd2aF

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Face off between East and West - Checkpoint Charlie 28 October 1961

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Cold War Map of Europe and Berlin in 1989

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The Cold War Explained in Brief https://t.co/gIrw9NTdOO

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Cold War Literature on Surviving an Atomic Attack is Stranger Than Science Fiction https://t.co/HJWSaM9w2W

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The Berlin Wall: A Secret History via @HistoryToday https://t.co/EYeTnGgLpP

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5 Major Battles of the Vietnam War https://t.co/DZ4Zet0T1P

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Soviet Army BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles rolling through Red Square in 1985

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Soviet tanks in Wenceslas Square Prague - August 1968

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Radio Free Europe - Cold War Propaganda (1960s)

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George Kennan articulated the Containment Doctrine that helped justifythe Vietnam war https://t.co/nbScqTyyW8

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Detante and lessening tensions during the 1970s via @HISTORY https://t.co/PyushG76Zv

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Soviet tanks enter Prague August (1968)

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Soviet ICBMs on parade in Moscows Red Square (1961)

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US home defence leaflet posted in air raid bunkers (1950s)