Rokossovsky biography of martin luther king
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THE COLD WAR BEGINS. STALINISM, THE SOVIET-YUGOSLAV BREAK, KHRUSCHEV'S ANTI-STALIANISM AND REVOLT IN EASTERN EUROPE
The USSR, the USA, Eastern europe, Germany, .
I. The Origins of the Cold War.
1. How It Began.
Until the late s, most Western historians and politicians blamed the Soviet Union for causing the Cold War, while Soviet bloc historians and politicians blamed the United States. However, in the late s and early s, the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal led to a loss of credibility by the U.S government, and some U.S. historians began to blame the United States. Thus, in attacking U.S. "imperialist" policy in Vietnam, they also claimed this policy was key to the Cold War. This was called the "revisionist school. After the collapse of the USSR in , however, historians are returning to the view that the USSR was more to blame for the Cold War. (1)
The origins of the Cold War can be traced to the late s.. In fact, almost as soon
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Calendar year
(MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the th year of the 2nd&#;millennium, the 68th year of the 20th&#;century, and the 9th year of the s decade.
Calendar year
Events
[edit]January&#;February
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Main article: February
- January – The I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously.
- January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.[1]
- January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the H
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Battle of Stalingrad
–; major battle of World War II
For the Soviet film, see The Battle of Stalingrad (film). For other uses, see Stalingrad (disambiguation).
Battle of Stalingrad Part of the Eastern Front of World War II
Clockwise from top-left:Belligerents &#;Soviet Union Commanders and leaders Units involved Army Group B:
Army Group Don[Note 4]
Stalingrad Front:
Don Front[Note 5]
Southwestern Front[Note 6]
Strength During the Axis offensive:
During the Soviet counter-offensive:- ~,–1,, personnel[3]
- + tanks
- aircraft ( operational)
During the Axis offensive: - , personnel
- 2, artillery pieces
- tanks
- aircraft
During the Soviet counter-offensive:Casualties and losses - ,[8]–1,, casualties[9]
- Germany:
,+ (6th Army and
4th Panzer Army)[10][12]
,+ (all units) - Italy:
,–, - Romania:
,–, - Hungary:
,