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Seller: The Raab Collection

United States
About Item: 28/07/1955. Dwight D. Eisenhower This meeting resulted in the short hiatus in Cold War pressures known as the Spirit of GenevaSoviet relations with the United States chilled after World War II as the Soviet Union exerted its influence - or simply imposed its will - on the satellite states of Eastern Europe. Then came the Communist takeover of China, which the Soviets applauded. The Korean War began in 1950, and the Soviets gave their support to the Communist government in North Korea. When American nuclear research produced the hydrogen bomb in 1952, the Soviets followed suit in 1953. On May 5, 1955, West Germany joined NATO, making Soviet leaders nervous. On May 14, the Soviet Union signed agreements with its satellite regimes, creating what was called the Warsaw Pact. According to the agreement, each member nation would be defended against ""imperialist"" interference or military intervention. This heightened anxieties in the West, most particularly in Washington.In May 1955, seeing East-West… Read More
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