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NATO Pact
United States and Canada and 10 other countries made a military alliance system called NATO: North Alantic Treaty Organization, so that if any of them were under attack they would have help and support. -
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Nuclear Arms Race
Hydrogen BombThe Soviet Union had developed Nuclear bombs just like the United States did in WWII. Then in 1953 both sides developed Hydrogen bombs. -
Korean Conflict
After WWII Korea was then split in to North Korea and South Korea. North Korea attacked South Korea and America being alliances with South Korea helped them. Then when China was alarmed about all of the fighting happening to the divided country they helped Noth Korea. Eventually it becaomes a stalemate. -
Berlin Wall
Berlin split into democratic West Berlin and communist East Berlin. West Berlin became showcase for West Germany prosperity. Massive exodus of low paid East Germans we very unhappy with communism and fled to West Berlin. -
Missle Crisis
The Soviet Union sent Nuclear missles to Cuba. Presiden Kennedy then had a naval blockade that stopped Soviet shipments and demanded that the Soviet Union remove its Missles from Cuba. -
Vietnam Conflict
Western and communist powers have agreed temporaly divide Vietnam. Ho and his communists controlled North Vietnam. The Non communist government led by Ngo dinh Diem was supported by the United State, ruled South Vietnam. Some of the South Vietnamese people saw Ho Chi Minh a national hero, but his communist rule in the North alienated some Vietnamese. Alot of Catholic and pro french Vietinamese fled to the South -
Chinese Civl war
In 1966 a Chinese man named Mao Zedong lead the communist into the Civil War against the Nationalists lead by Jiang Jieshi. The Communist won and China was finally after years of struggle under Communist Control -
Soviets In Afganistan
Soviet Union became involved in the long war in Afganistan. A Soviet supported Afghan government tried to modernize the nation. And the land lords in Afganistan commanded armed men as warlords and said that it threatened Islamic tradition. -
Easter European Indepence
