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Chinese Communist Revolution
The Chinese communist Party revolution had been going on for several years but began to intensify after WWII. Mao Zedong and the revolutionaries had proclaimed the People's Republic of China as the result of the Revolution. During the Revolution over 1-2 million were dead as a result of the Revolution. -
Formation of the Eastern Bloc
The eastern Bloc was coalition of multiple communist states in Europe and Asia. These countries in the Bloc tried to expand their spheres of influences. These Countries Traded with each other and received various different humanitarian and economic aid for each other. -
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil war was a conflict shortly after the end of World War II and it consisted of a communist dominated uprising and the Kingdom of Greece. The Communist uprising received support from Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union while the Kingdom of Greece gained their support by the United Kingdom and the United States. When the war had ended communism was ended in Greece and it was a Kingdom of Greece and a Allied Win. -
Enactment of Marshall Plan
The Marshall plan was a plan to provided aid to Western Europe following World War II. The Marshall Plan Provided over $15 billion to help rebuild and finance the rebuilding efforts that the war had caused. -
Berlin Blockade and Airlift
The Berlin Blockade was significant to the development of West Germany because it blockaded all railroads, water and road communications into West Germany so they couldn't Furthermore expand West Germany. The allies plan to resolve the blockade was called the Berlin Airlift. The Berlin airlift was to supply their part of the city with food, fuel, and other supplies by flying it over the blockade. This Airlift was a success, and they fully sustained the city. -
Postwar occupation and division of Germany
During the Potsdam Conference two different German states were established. There was West Germany that was controlled by The Unites States, France and Great Britain. Then there was East Germany Controlled by the Soviet Union. Growing Tensions and the ideological divide of the two sides became increasingly apparent. -
Korean War
The conflict had Started when Stalin had given Permission to Kim the leader of North Korea to Invade the United Nations Backed South Korea. During the 3 years of fighting there was estimated 2-3 million civilian and military loses during the fighting. It resulted in a South Korea, United Nations win, and North Korea went into Economic and industrial hardships with the aftermath of the Korean war. -
Cuban Revolution
Ther Cuban Revolution was an armed uprising which goal was to overthrow the government of Cuba. Throughout the duration of the Revolution Fidel Castro the leader of the revolution led a guerrilla campaign against the government's forces. The reason for the armed uprising was because of the corruption of Cuba and the collusion in the government and people decided that they wanted change, so they start a revolution. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was the North Vietnams idea of Uniting the country as their own way of running the country. The North Vietnamese known as the Viet Cong were a communist state backed up by Russia. On the other hand, South Vietnam was a United States ally. Both sides wanted to fully rule all of Vietnam but, they each wanted to do it under their own form of government. The United States were trying to prevent the spread of communism by intervening in the conflict. It ended with the North Winning. -
Hungarian Uprising
Soviet Troops moved into Budapest with great force and crushed what was remaining of the rebellion. The Hungary Uprising was a country-wide rebellion aimed at a revolution and the taking down of the Hungarian government. Soviet Military was then called in and they killed thousands of Hungarians and hundreds of thousands fled the country. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt to overthrow Castros government in Cuba by sending 1,500 Cuban exiles to try and take over the government. The Bay of Pigs Invasion was poorly planned and thought over Aswell as executed. This loss led to a strengthened Castro regime and they gained closer ties to the Unites States's biggest enemy the Soviet Union. -
Building the Berlin wall
The building of the Berlin wall was constructed by the Soviets to encircle West Berlin so it can be separated from the rest of Germany. The East Germans when they were able to move back and forth from east and west Berlin wanted to stay in West Berlin because of the economic supremacy they had in the area. So, the Soviets did not want their people to flee to the West, so they had a Wall Built to keep their people in. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
On October 14th a U2 Spy plane had photographed a Soviet Medium ballistic missile being assembled in Cuba. These missiles were attempting to be installed around 90 miles away from the Florida which would then threat the whole of mainland United States. The Disaster was avoided when the U.S and Soviet leaders agreed on an offer if the Cubans removed the missiles the U.S would not invaded Cuba and agreed to remove the U.s missiles from Turkey. -
Prague Spring
It was an attempt by the reformers to gain additional rights to its population. They wanted to decentralize the economy and democratization. They wanted to gain more freedoms including the loosening of restrictions in the media as well as speech and travel. -
Soviet War in Afghanistan
The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a armed Conflict that took place with extreme fighting with the Democratic republic of Afghanistan. Over 100,000 Soviet Soldiers were active in seizing Afghan cities and capturing strategic locations while also clashing with the Mujahideen. In the end the Mujahideen Won and the Soviet Union had to Withdraw their troops. The final Death toll in this encounter is approximately somewhere in the million marks. -
Solidarity Movement in Poland
This Movement in Poland was an anti-authoritarian social movement using resistance to try and change worker's rights and social change. The government tried to destroy the union through martial law in poland and use political repressions. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
The Tiananmen Square Massacre and protests were unsuccessful attempts to find a peaceful resolution to the government. These Protests of Democracy in China were met by the military were over hundreds of thousands of protestors were killed and as many as 10000 protesters were arrested during the protests. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
On November 9, 1989, the Berlin wall as well as transit restrictions were discarded, and sections of the wall were breached so that people from east and west Germany were now able to reconnect with each other. This was a massive symbol of the cold War one of the most recognizable pieces of history during the Cold War. -
Fall of the Soviet Union
The USSR faced many Internal and external challenges towards the end of their reign as the largest land mass Country in the world. The Soviet Economy was struggling and there were political reforms on the way that would get rid the political leaders. There was several Coups made. At the End of the Soviet Union, it was split into 15 different independent countries. They established the Commonwealth of Independent States to transition into multi-party systems and capitalist market economies. -
9/11 Attacks
The 9/11 attacks were four coordinated suicide attacks from the al-Qaeda group many terrorists boarding four different plans each with a goal of stating panic and terror onto the people of the United States. It first started with the North Tower being hit by a suicide Plane attack then followed by the South Tower also being hit by a plane and after those plans had hit there was a separate plan that had hit the pentagon. There was also one last plane that was headed for the white house but failed