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90 matches to Viet Minh
Viet Minh. 1941-51. Communist nationalist coalition vs French in Vietnam.
Vo Nguyen Giap. 1912-. Viet Minh commander 1946-54, 1966-75. Minister of Defence 1954-. Tet Offensive. Defeated Japanese 1942-5, French 1946-54, US 66-76.
Andropov, Yuri. 1914-84. Soviet chief of state, 1984: advocated efficiency.
Anglo-Soviet Agreement. 1941. 20 year pledge against Nazi Germany and Axis powers.
Annam. 2000BC Kingdom in north Vietnam 1883 French protectorate.
April Theses. 1917. Lenin’s plan for Soviet takeover of state power from provisional government.
Bao Dai. 1913-97. Vietnamese Emperor 1922-45.
Beria, Laurenty. 1899-1953. Soviet commisar in charge of Stalin’s security police 1938-.
Berlin Wall. 1961-89. Soviet troops erect. US guarantees West Berlin’s freedom.
Brezhnev, Leonid. 1906-82. Soviet First Secretary 1964-. Detente. Brezhnev Doctrine.
Brezhnev Doctrine. 1968. Justified Czech invasion by Soviet right to defend Socialism worldwide.
Bulganin, Nikolai. 1895-1975. Soviet Prime Minister 1955-8 with Khrushchev.
Champa. 2-15C Vietnamese kingdom. 5-6C China. 1471 Vietn dest.
Cuban Missile Crisis. 1962. Kennedy blockades Cuba to prevent Soviet missile installation.
De-Stalinization. 1956. Soviet denunciation of Stalin’s regime and policies.
Dien Bien Phu, Battle. 1954. Decisive Vietnamese victory; ends French rule.
Dinh Bo Linh. -979. Emperor, reunified Vietnam, gained independence from China.
Dubcek, Alexander. 1921-92. Czech First Secretary, 1968-9. Attempted reforms led to Soviet Invasion.
Ehrenburg, Ilia. 1891-1967. Soviet writer.
Gagarin, Yuri. 1934-68. Soviet cosmonaut, first man in space, 1961.
Georgia. 6C BC Achaemenid. 4C BC Alexander. 65BC Rome. 330 Christian. 4-5C Sassanids, Byzantine dispute. 6C Sass. 7C Moslem. 8C 2 Kingdoms. c1000 United. 1220 Mongol(E). 14C United. 15C Turk/Persian. 1801 Russia. 1918 Independent. 1921 Soviet Republic. 1991 Independent. CIS.
German Democratic Republic. (GDR). 1949-90. East Germany. People’s Republic in Soviet mould. COMECON. Warsaw Pact. 1990 Germany.
German-Soviet Pact. 1939-41. Nonaggression agreement. Divided Poland, Baltic between USSR/Germany. Left Hitler free to invade Poland, starting WWII.
Helsinki Group. 1976. Soviet dissidents who monitor human rights aspect of Helsinki Accord. Orlov. Shscharansky.
Ho Chi Minh. 1890-1969. North Vietnamese Communist President 1945-.