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china's civil war
china's civil war was the bloodiest war.
the war started after the war of japan.
the war never ceased under control. -
senator mccarthy
he was considered the most hated senator. -
a cuban missile crisis
this was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war.
during this time period. -
guatemala war
the guatemala war was a war that lasted for years.
In fact it lasted 36 years.
it battled government military forces. -
hungarian uprising
the hungarian uprising was preferred to as the hungarian revolution. -
cold war ends
soviet relations improve.
there is a meeting in iceland once the cold war ends. -
Warsaw PAct
the warsaw pact was a name given to most european countries.
the soviet union signed a treaty establishing it.
the treaty also established a mutual defense organization. -
atomic bomb
the day of the atomic bomb was a day that shook the world.
it was tested in alamogardo new mexico.
it was a shock once it blew. -
united naions
a stronger union for the united kingdom. -
truman doctrine
a policy setup by harry s truman -
marshall plan
a european program that was formed in the u.s -
state of israel
the state of israel is a democracy in the us. -
NATO
this stands for the north atlantic treaty of organization.
this treaty is from north america and europe. -
korea war
a war between korea and south korea.
it started from communist taking over south korea. -
cuban revolution
this revolution overthrow the president of cuba. -
SEATO
the southeast asia treaty.
the purpose was to stop communism from gaining too much power. -
E doctrine
this was a tense situation in the middle east.
economic aid was also promised to any military country. -
Bay of pigs
this was a dangerous approach of the cold war.
in the bay of pigs Kennedy approves a operation. -
Berlin wall
the east government erects the berlin wall during this time period.
in order to keep it's citizens away from it.
the berlin wall fall is when the berlin wall fell. -
nuclear test ban treaty
it banned all tests of nuclear weapons. -
Gulf of tonkin
the gulf of tonken is a body of water by china and vietnam. -
The Vietnam war
many soldiers were sent communist re- education camps.
this war was fought between north and south vietnam. -
tet offensive
a major threat was put against the cities of vietnam
communist forces also seemed to weaken after war.
tet offensive was a major turning point in the war. -
Nixon+china
nixon was a president that arrived in china.
he made a 8-day televison extravaganza. -
vietnam end begin war
a long lasting war that lasted 2 decades. -
reagen and gorbachev sign treaty
gorbachev signs the nuclear force treaty.
reagan signs the general secretary treaty. -
gorbachev
gorbachev is considered a moscow thinking tank.
He takes a good look at world affairs.
he led the soviet union.
