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Chinese Civil War
Who-Chinese Communists and Nationalists
What-A civil war between Chinese communists and nationalists.
Where-China
Why-Chinese Communists had gained control of much of northern China.
When-1947-1949 -
NATO
Who-the United States, Canada, and ten other countries
What-They formed a new military alliance, called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO)
Where-Germany
When-They created the alliance, in 1949.
Why-Members of this military alliance pledged to help one another if any one of them were attacked.
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Nuclear Arms Race
Who-Soviet Union
What-Soviet Union had started to develop nuclear weapons.
Where-Soviet Union
When-The Soviet Union developed nuclear weapons in 1949, and continued to, until 1968.
Why-They created these nuclear weapons to use during the arms race during the Cold War.
How-Soviet Union created these nuclear weapons, and then in 1968, nations signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty(NPT). It stated that the nations agreed not to develop nuclear weapons or to stop the spread of these weapons. -
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Communist Cuba
Who-Cuba
What-Cuba goes communist.
Where-Cuba
When-1950-1961
Why-The United States attempted to bring down the communist regime next door.
How-In 1961, John F. Kennedy supported an invaston by U.S. trained Cuban exiles. -
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Korean Conflict
Who-Korea
What-North Korean troops shortly overran most of the south.
Where-Korea
When-1950-1953
Why-Kim II Sung and Syngman Rhee wanted to rule the entire country.
How-North Korean troops attacked in June in 1950. -
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Vietnam Conflict
Who-Vietnam
What-A conflict in Vietnam
Where-Vietnam
When-1954-1973
How-IN 1954, Vietnam became part of the Cold War. In January 1973, American President Nixon, established a halt in fighting. -
Warsaw Pact
Who-Soviet Union and seven other satellites in Eastern Europe.
What-The Soviet Union fomed its own military alliance~the Warsaw Pact.
Where-Eastern Europe
When-1955
Why-The Soviet Union was attacked, and responded by making the pact.
How-The Warsaw Pact cemented the division of Europe into "eastern" and "western" blocs. -
Berlin Wall
Who-East Germany
What-The Berlin Wall is constructed.
Where-East Germany
When-1961
Why-Many low-paid East Germans, who did not agree on communism, fled into West Berlin, so East Germany built the wall to stop the flight.
How-They built Berlin Wall as a huge concrete blockade, crested with barbed wire and protected by guards. -
Missile Crisis
Who-Soviet Union
What-The Soviet Union sent nuclear missiles to Cuba,
Where-Cuba
When-In 1962
Why-The Soviet Union did this after the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
How-President Kennedy prevented further Soviet shipments by imposing a naval blockade. -
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Detente
Who-American and Soviet arms control agreements
What-They led to a period of time, detente, or relaxation of tensions.
Where-Afghanistan
When-1970-1979
Why-The Americans wanted to restrain the Soviet Union using diplomatic agreements instead of through military means.
How-The detente ended in 1979, when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. -
Soviets in Afganistan
Who-Soviet Union
What-In 1979, the Soviet Union became involved in a long war in Afghanistan.
Where-Afghanistan
When-1979
Why-Soviet Union's economy could not afford to match the launch of the missile development by US President Ronald Reagan. -
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Soviet Union Falls
Who-Soviet Union
What-The Soviet Union falls after many conflicts and struggles.
Where-Afghanistan and Soviet Union
When-1979-1989
How-Soviet Union got involved with Afghanistan in a long war. -
Eastern European Independence
Who-Eastern European countries
What-For the first time since 1939, its countries were free.
Where-Eastern Europe
When-Eastern European countries became free in 1991.
Why-They had been under pressure for many years, and wanted to be free.
How-They destroyed the Warsaw Pact and asked that Russian troops would leave.
