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Formation of the Eastern Bloc
This was formed to protect Soviet military interests. The Eastern and Western parts of the Soviet Union formed a "buffer zone." The two sides were having political conflicts, so this was needed. -
Postwar occupation and division of Germany
Germany was divided into 4 areas after the war. Great Britain in the northwest, France in the southwest, the US in the south, and the Soviet Union in the east. It was left this way from the first and second invasions of Germany. -
Greek Civil War
This was a war based on the conflicts of communists and anti- communists. It was fought between the Greek goverment forces and the democratic army of Greece. The Kingdom of Greece was the place of battle. The outcome was the defeat of communism in Greece. -
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The Cold War
This war was referred to as the Cold War because there was no direct violence between the countries, just internal violence. They say the US and Soviet Union were just "testing" nuclear warfare. -
Enactment of Marshall Plan
This was signed by president Harriet Truman. It was the American goal to rebuild British economy after war. The Soviet Union refused this plan, which was a factor in the start of the Cold War. -
Berlin blockade and Airlift
This was one of the first major events of the cold war. It happened in West Berlin and it was a blockade to the US and UK to respond to Berlin's actions without breaking out into a full war. This left West Berlin under control of the Western Allies. -
Korean War
This was fought between North and South Korea for three years. The US entered the war due to worrying about Soviet Union and China's communism issues. The United Nations assisted the republics of Korea. The war ended with a stalemate at the borders of North and South Korea. -
Chinese Communist Revolution
The strength of the communist party brought China up from poverty, abuse, and early death. This was a revolution of China's achievements from the victory of the civil war, as well as the celebration of China's first state. At the end, a republican government was established to provide better opportunities for the country. -
Cuban Revolution
This was led by Fidel Castro and it was his attempt to overthrow the government. Many people of Cuba were unhappy with the government and the inequality in Cuba. This was very necessary in order to change how the nation would govern itself and how the citizens of Cuba would be happy again. This did eventually help to establish a new Cuban government. -
Vietnam War
This was between America and Vietnam due to the fear of communism spreading. President Lyndon Johnson took the initiative to this fear. The US bombed Vietnam, and it was one of the longest and costliest battles. North Vietnam came away with the victory, and South Vietnam became a socialist republic. -
Hungarian uprising
This was an attempt of overthrowing the Hungarian people Reveloution. In this battle, thousands of Hungarians were killed by the red army troops. Many hungarians fled the country and were very unhappy with the decisions. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Many exile cubans launched an invasion at the Bay of Pigs, which was the south coast of Cuba. They planned to have air strikes. Some opposed the ideas of Fidel Castro and kept invading for change, however it failed for them. The invasion strengthened the Castro administation, which eventually resulted in the uprising of socialism. -
Building the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a symbol of the separation in Berlin. The German Democratic Republic built it to prevent the people from escaping East Berlin and going into West Berlin. The two sides had very different opinions and beliefs and needed to be physically separated. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union began secretly preparing missiles for Cuba long before they actually attacked. President Kennedy blockaded Cuba and attacked with the missiles. Krushev and Kennedy agreed to end it at the end, but the soviets had to remove their missiles in order for them not to invade again. -
Prague Spring
This was a time in which there was a huge amount of protest agasint political and social refroms agaisnt the Socialist republic. The citizens of Czechoslovakia pushed for additional rights. Although there was not a huge amount of change, normalization for the citizens was better. -
Soviet War in Afghanistan
The Soviet Union went to war in Afghanistan due to the fear of the muslim population spreading in their country. The soviets wanted control and to put down Afghanistan. Many afghan citizens were killed and the country was left with many fleeing. -
Solidarity Movement in Poland
The movement to stop the spread of communism and weaken the forces of it in Poland was very common during the war. Prime Minister Mazowieki was defeated due to the protests and hatred of the goverment in Poland. Walesa was the new Prime minister, and the movements made an impact of anti-communism. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Breshnev Doctrine of annoucning reuniting really set peope to destroy the wall.This happened during the Peaceful reveloution, as conflicts between the two sides of Berlin were coming to agreements. People stood on top of the wall and began to destruct it, showing the way they would agree again. Germany was finally reunited as one again. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
In China, protestors fought for better political and economic reforms. They were very peaceful, but to Chinese authorities, it was very overwhelming. The military was brought in and unarmed protestors were killed. The violence was very un needed due to the peacefulness of the citizens. -
Fall of the Soviet Union
Protests against repression and the economics of the Soviet Union got out of hand. Many people were worried about the goverment failing. Many people fled the area and the Soviet turned into individual states with their own independace. It was no longer one big country, the soviet had fallen apart. -
9/11 Attacks
Terrorists from al- Queda sent planes to attack the world trade center. The North and South tours were striked by 4 planes, causing a huge amount of casualties. This was one of the deadliest terrorist attacks to ever occur and left America in heartbreak. This attack pushed for the american attacks on Afghanistan.