TRACING BACK MY ROOTS
Chapter One 1973 What a beautiful year, what a blessed year, a year of interesting political, economic and social events to reckon. The Cold War which has started in 1947 was still ongoing in 1973.According to the Wikipedia "The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union with its satellites states, and the United States with its allies after World War II. The history of the conflict began between 1946 and 1947.The Cold War began to de-escalate after the Revolution of 1989" The major events of the Cold War was the Berlin Blockade, Sino-Soviet Split, and the Berlin crisis of 1961.So in short, the Cold War was a major event of 1973. The Space Race was a major event of 1973 because it was still ongoing. The Space race began in 1957 and ended in 1975.This race was considered important because it showed the world which country had the best science, technology, and economic system. After World War II both the United States and Soviet Union realized