TiMeLiNe Of InTeRnAtIoNaL 1948–1949 The Berlin Blockade. 1946
UNICEF is founded.
1948 1945
Establishment of United Nations.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
1956 Hungarian Rising. 1962
Cuban Missile Crisis.
1949
USSR tests atomic bomb.
1954–1975 Vietnam War.
1945 1948 1951 1954 1957 1957
1950–1953 Korean War.
Treaty of Rome establishes the European Economic Community (EEC).
1960 1963
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There are 9 countries in the world that have nuclear weapons.88% of nuclear weapons are held by the USA or Russia.
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It is estimated that the US and Russian arsenals of nuclear weapons have the combined power of one-tenth of the total power of the sun that is received by the earth.
As you work through this chapter, you will: 1. Examine the differences between the two ideologies of capitalism and communism. 2. Consider the reasons for the rise of the Superpowers. 3. Identify the key important events and theatres of the ColdWar. 4. Explore what it would have been like to live in a communist country. 5. Recognise the importance of the ColdWar on international relations in the twentieth century. 6. Outline the role of international organisations in developing international cooperation, justice and human rights.