Cold War Leaders
Berlin crisis 1961 building of berlin wall to stop people leaving the east.
Cold war leaders. 1924 1953 rose to become leader of the soviet union in years after lenins death in 1924 general secretary of the communist party of the soviet union from 1923 1953 death. Mikhail gorbachev announces that he is resigning as president of the soviet. Following the death of long time soviet leader leonid brezhnev two days. Korean war 1950 53 us fighting communist north korea.
Cold war leaders yuri andropov assumes power in the soviet union. Cold war leaders timeline stalin. Truman was the first cold war president. Gorbachev resigns as president of the ussr.
Concerned with the soviet union attempting to spread communism he developed the policy that became known as containment. Berlin blockade 1948 49 the soviet union trying to gain control of the whole of berlin. Chernenko becomes general secretary.