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The Long March
The march that was led by Mao Zedong that saved the Communists from the Guomingdang. This was a major movement for Mao. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/long_march_1934_to_1935.htm
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New Democracy
The policy Mao had that adapted the traditional Chinese standards. This was just one of many reforms planned by Mao in China in this time period. http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-2/mswv2_26.htmv -
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Cold War
This was the war where no weapon was ever fired at an enemy. The two main superpowers confronting were the U.S. and the Soviet Union. The purpose of the "war" was to make yourself stronger than the enemy and to be more successful than your enemy. It was started after WWII when the U.S. tried to stop the spreaed of communism. -
Election of Juan Peron
Juan Peron was elected in Argentina with 54 percent of the vote because of his tactics to win over the descamisados, the workers and lower classes. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/peron-elected-in-argentina
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Trumine Doctrine
This was the plan to give Turkey and Greece loans if they tried to reject communism as part of the U.S.'s policy of containment. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmarshallP.htm -
Marshall Plan
This was the money given to all countries Europe in order to make reparations and to recover from World War One to bring peace back to Europe. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmarshallP.htm -
COMECON
The Soviet Union's response to the Truman Doctrine that failed due to the financial disadvantage the Soviet Union had that had attempted to have countries be open to communism. http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Comecon/ -
NATO
This was the agreement between the Allied powers and other friendly states as an alliance that could serve as a mutual protection pact. http://www.trumanlibrary.org/nato/nato.htm
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Invasion of Inchon
The invasion led by General MacArthur of the U.S. that was used as a behind-the-lines invasion to push the North Koreans back to the 38th parallel and then farther until South Korea reaches the Yalu River. http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/kowar/50-unof/inchon.htm
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Yalu River and Chinese Intervention
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Dien Bien Phu
This was the decisive battle between the French and the Vietnamese. The Vietnamese won which forced French influence out of Indochina and secured Vietnamese freedom. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/dien_bien_phu.htm -
Warsaw Pact
This was the pact set up by the Soviet Union to rival NATO and to provide portection to all the countries involved. http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-05-14/warsaw-treaty-hits-55.html
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Cuba Takeover
Fidel Castro takes over Cuba and overthrows Batista to solidify his power. He later announces that he is a Marxist which leads to many more problems with the U.S. http://www.carpenoctem.tv/military/castro.html -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The attempted U.S. invasion of Cuba using Cuban exiles as the main force to try to get support from other Cubans. This was a complete failure as no one joined them and every unit was captured and punished.
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Berlin Wall Built
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Cuban Missile Crisis
This was the time period when Kennedy was president and Krushchev of the Soviet Union put nuclear missiles in Cuba that brought the world close to World War Three. Luckily this was avoided through negotiations btween the U.S. and the Soviet Union. http://library.thinkquest.org/11046/days/index.html
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Velasco's takeover of Peru
He took control of the nation's estates and established a form of socialism that benefitted the urban workers. http://www.jstor.org/pss/2633463 -
TET Offensive
This was a surprise attack by the North Vietnamese that served as a physcological victory for North Vietnam rather than a military victory. http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1862.html
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Tlatelolco Square
A protest led by university students against government policies. Then havoc broke loose when police forced opened fire on the crowds. History Textbook -
Salvador Allende's Election
This event was significant because Allende was a Marxist and was much opposed by the U.S. He ended up winning the election with 36 percent of the vote. He eventually was assassinated. http://www.answers.com/topic/salvador-allende
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1972 Olympics
At these Olympics was kidnapping and eventual killing of Israeli athletes in Munich by Arab terrorists, more specifically Black September. http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0114715.html -
Khmer Rouge
This was the mass killing led by Pol Pot that lasted 4 years and is projected to have killed close to 1.7 million people. http://www.galenfrysinger.com/killing_fields.htm
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Camp David Accords
This was the peace settlement set up by Jimmy Carter that brought peace to Israel and Egypt who were bitter enemies at the time due to the creation of Palestine. http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Peace%20Process/Guide%20to%20the%20Peace%20Process/Camp%20David%20Accords -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
This massacre started as a protest of young student complaining against the current system of government. Then became a massacre when government-led tanks and infantry swarmed the square and started the mass killing. http://www.lycos.com/info/tiananmen-square-massacre.html
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Arrest of Noriega
President George Bush sent about 24,000 troops in order to have the leader of Panama, Manuel Noriega, of drug trafficking charges. History Textbook
