1960 ⟶ Sino-Soviet Split Declared

Sino-Soviet split: the Chinese leadership, angered at being ...
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🗣️ Term 'Cold War' Coined by Baruch

Bernard Baruch, in a speech given during the unveiling of his portrait in the South Carolina House of Representatives, coins the term "Cold War" to describe relations between the United States and the Soviet Union.⟶
Term 'Cold War' Coined by Baruch (1947)
Cold WarPropagandaUSSoviet UnionIdeologyTerminologyPolitics

💰 Soviet Aid to Syria Begins

Soviet aid to Syria begins. The Syrians will remain allies of the Soviets until the end of the Cold War.⟶
Soviet Aid to Syria Begins (1955)
Cold WarSyriaSoviet UnionAidMiddle EastProxy WarGeopoliticsAlliances

🇨🇳 Sino-Soviet Split Declared

Sino-Soviet split: the Chinese leadership, angered at being treated as the "junior partner" to the Soviet Union, declares its version of Communism superior and begin to compete with the Soviets for influence, thus adding a third dimension to the Cold War.⟶
Sino-Soviet Split Declared (1960)
Sino-Soviet splitChinaSoviet UnionCold Warcommunismideologypoliticsgeopoliticsthird world

🗣️ 22nd Soviet Party Congress Held

22nd Soviet Party Congress held in USSR.⟶
USSRSoviet UnionCommunismPoliticsIdeologyKhrushchevCold War

🇨🇳 Sino-Soviet Border Clashes

Border clashes between the Soviet Union and China.⟶
Sino-Soviet Border Clashes (1969)
ChinaSoviet Unionborder conflictCold WarcommunismSino-Soviet splitAsiaideology

🇨🇳 Death of Mao Zedong

Death of Mao Zedong.⟶
Death of Mao Zedong (1976)
ChinaMao ZedongCommunismAsiaPoliticsCold WarLeadershipIdeology