MAPS OF HISTORY · The Cold War · ALL CHAPTERS · AUG 1968
The Cold War, 1945–1991 · THE MAP IN AUG 1968
AUG 1968 — The communist world splits
WHAT CHANGES ON THE MAP
| People's Republic of China | Soviet-aligned states → Communist, outside Moscow’s bloc |
| Albania | Soviet-aligned states → Communist, outside Moscow’s bloc |
| Kenya | NATO & core Western allies → Non-aligned & neutral |
| Zambia | NATO & core Western allies → Non-aligned & neutral |
| Malawi | NATO & core Western allies → Non-aligned & neutral |
| Botswana | NATO & core Western allies → Non-aligned & neutral |
| Lesotho | NATO & core Western allies → Non-aligned & neutral |
| The Gambia | NATO & core Western allies → Non-aligned & neutral |
| Equatorial Guinea | — → Non-aligned & neutral |
| Syria | Non-aligned & neutral → Soviet-aligned states |
| Egypt | Non-aligned & neutral → Soviet-aligned states |
| Indonesia | Non-aligned & neutral → US-aligned states |
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