March 12, 1947
The Cold War emerged as a global conflict between the United States and Soviet Union following World War II, marked by ideological differences, military tensions, and the formation of opposing alliances.
January 5, 1968
The Prague Spring was a brief period of liberalization in Communist Czechoslovakia, beginning when Alexander Dubček became leader in January 1968. The movement introduced democratic reforms but was forcibly ended by Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion in August 1968.
