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Andrew is a student from Clear Springs High School, and he’s part of the Student United Way Club, the Varsity Tennis team,

and a few honor societies.

Andrew Mohammed

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"Warsaw Pact - Google Search." Warsaw Pact - Google Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.

<https://www.google.com/search?q=warsaw+pact&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=VS1YU52pEcXs2gXprIDoCw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1600&bih=775#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=dhs8e8NJ-s1y5M%253A%3BsfIS8bsSIV44TM%3Bhttp%253A

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%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fpopularairsoft.com%252Fnews%252Fmerlin-warsaw-pact-wins-fulda-gap-

2013%3B700%3B500>.

1955, The treaty was signed in Warsaw, included the Soviet Union, Albania, Poland, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Bulgaria as members. This was created because the NATO agreement scared the Soviets.

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Warsaw Pact

"Warsaw Pact - Google Search." Warsaw Pact - Google Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014. <https://www.google.com/search?

q=warsaw+pact&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=VS1YU52pEcXs2gXprIDoCw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1600&bih=775#q=first+sum

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%252Fen.wikipedia.org%252Fwiki%252FYalta_Conference%3B2720%3B2239>.

1955, President Dwight Eisenhower and Premier Nikita Khrushchev met here in Geneva, Switzerland. The purpose was to bring together world leaders to begin discussions on peace. This was important to better friendships and more open communication between the leaders of The Big Four.

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First Summit Meeting

"Warsaw Pact - Google Search." Warsaw Pact - Google Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014. <https://www.google.com/search?

q=warsaw+pact&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=VS1YU52pEcXs2gXprIDoCw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1600&bih=775#q=hungarian

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%252F2013%252F10%252Fthe-hungarian-revolution-of-1956%252F%3B600%3B330>.

1956, It was the first major threat to Soviet control since the USSR's forces drove out the Nazis at the end of World War II. It was a nationwide revolt against the government of the Hungarian Republic and its Soviet policies.

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Hungarian Revolution

"Warsaw Pact - Google Search." Warsaw Pact - Google Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014. <https://www.google.com/search?

q=warsaw+pact&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=VS1YU52pEcXs2gXprIDoCw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1600&bih=775#q=sputnik&tb

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%252Fwww.universetoday.com%252F78110%252Fsputnik-one%252F%3B1024%3B768>.

1957, The world’s first artificial satellite. Launched by the Soviets this was part of the Space Race. Soon after the US started their own project.

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Sputnik

"Redirect Notice." Redirect Notice. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014. <https://www.google.com/url?

sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&docid=00nYBnUgLkZRKM&tbnid=wJP0-

d5Ec7CYnM:&ved=0CAQQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jpl.nasa.gov%2Fmissions%2Fexplorer-

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1958, Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the United States when it was sent into space on January 31, 1958. Following the launch of the Soviet Union's Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957. These were great technological advances for both sides.

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/explorer/videos/explo20071226-480cc.php

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Explorer 1

"Redirect Notice." Redirect Notice. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014. <https://www.google.com/url?

sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&docid=fUAOvO_wgeYc6M&tbnid=UVWLMDtysr9

SqM:&ved=0CAQQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freeinfosociety.com%2Farticle.php%3Fid

%3D23&ei=-S9YU9OrJoew2QW8l4CwBw&psig=AFQjCNG4AM3oDvPQk2orIoJecmWm5RVSXQ&ust=1398374772211209>.

1959, Castro used guerilla warfare to successfully overthrow Cuban leader Batista, and was prime minister of Cuba. Castro's government established military and economic relations with the Soviet Union, leading to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

http://www.biography.com/people/fidel-castro-9241487#awesm=~oCc6oiQfC5IaUV

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Fidel Castro

"U-2 Incident - Google Search." U-2 Incident - Google Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014. <https://www.google.com/search?q=u-

2+incident&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=PzBYU4TOG6Pi2QXj2IGYDA&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1600&bih=775#facr

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1960, The USSR shot down our U-2 spy plane and sentenced the pilot, Francis Gary Powers, to jail for 10 years and this raised tensions and forced the US to admit they were spying. However 2 years later the US caught a Soviet spy and made a “Spy swap”.

http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/u2-spy-incident/videos

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U-2 Incident

"U-2 Incident - Google Search." U-2 Incident - Google Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014. <https://www.google.com/search?q=u-

2+incident&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=PzBYU4TOG6Pi2QXj2IGYDA&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1600&bih=775#q=bay+of+pigs&tbm=isch&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=VWonTowMa1OUe

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1961, The U.S. government distrusted Castro and was wary of his relationship with Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of the Soviet Union. The ultimate goal was the overthrow of Castro and the establishment of a non-communist government friendly to the United States. Cuban intelligence discovered Kennedys plan and they planned a counter attack.

http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/bay-of-pigs-invasion/videos

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Bay of Pigs invasion

"Construction of the Berlin Wall - Google Search." Construction of the Berlin Wall - Google Search. N.p.,

n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014. <https://www.google.com/search?

q=construction+of+the+berlin+wall&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=NzFYU-

_6MqGK2gWA_oCACw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1600&bih=775#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=heYW4e7kGFBksM%253A%3BjIWR25n3Q43GJM%3Bhttp%253A%252F

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1961, To stop refugees from attempting to leave East Berlin, the communist government of East Germany begins building the Berlin Wall to divide East and West Berlin. Construction of the wall caused crisis in U.S.-Soviet bloc relations, and the wall itself came to symbolize the Cold War.http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall/videos

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Berlin Wall

"Cuban Missile Crisis - Google Search." Cuban Missile Crisis - Google Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.

<https://www.google.com/search?q=cuban+missile+crisis&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&

ei=fzFYU_P-A4iI2AX-9IC4Cg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1600&bih=775#facrc=_&imgdii=

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%252FArmwrestling.gif%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.johndclare.net%252Fcold_war16.htm

%3B589%3B418>.

1962, Leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union had a stand off for 13 days in October 1962 over the placement of nuclear armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from U.S. This was the closest the US has been to starting nuclear war with the Soviets.

http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis/videos

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Cuban Missile Crisis

https://www.google.com/search?q=vietnam+war&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ATJYU8ebDOrR2QX-sYCgBg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1600&bih=775#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=tBtY8wdwATbrrM%253A

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1954-1975 The Vietnam War was a long armed conflict that pitted the communist North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and ally, the United States. At one point we had 500,000 Americans over fighting in this war. This also brought disputes to the US deciding whether its worth staying in this long drawn out war.President Nixon ordered the withdraw of soldiers in 1973. 1975 communist forces took control of Saigon ending the war.

http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history

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Vietnam War

"1964: China's First Atomic Bomb Explodes." 1964: China's First Atomic Bomb Explodes. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014. <http://www.china.org.cn/english/congress/228244.htm>.

1964 China now had nuclear weapons because it exploded its first nuclear bomb.The Soviet Union agreed to aid China technologically in the development of nuclear industry. Mao Zedong called on Chinese scientists to rely on their own efforts and develop China's atomic bomb. China howevermade a statement that they would never be the first to use the nuclear weapons and onlybe used as self defense.

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China explodes its first atomic bomb