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Greek Civil War
The People of Greece fought back against the Kingdom. The kingdom won in the end. The allied people of Greece fought back against the communists. -
Chinese Communist Revolution
The communist party complety took over China in 1948 leading the US to suspend relations with China in 1949. -
Enactment of the Marshall plan
Congress passed the Economic Cooperation Act. It was created to help Europe survive after World War 2 -
Berlin Blockade and division of Germany.
Soviet Forces blocked the allies from and part of Berlin. The allies responded by airlifting food and fuel into Berlin. -
Postwar occupation and division of Germany.
Germany was divided into west Germany and East Germany. West Germany was allied to the western democracies. East Germany was allied to the Soviet Union. -
Korean War
North and South Korea fought on the border. Then North Korea invaded South Korea. The reason for the Korean War was communism, American containment and the Japanese occupation of Korea during World War 2 -
Cuban Revolution
Fidel Castro constitutional arguments were rejected by the courts of Cuba show he instead launched a revolution. -
Overthrow of the Guatemalan Government
The elected Guatemalan leader was overthrown by a CIA backed coup in Guatemala. This was done to protect the interest of the United Fruit Company. -
Formantion of the Eastern Bloc
The Warsaw Pact was a political and military alliance. It was established between the Soviet Union and many Eastern European countries -
Vietnam War
The Us and South Vietnam fought against the North Vietcong. It was the second of the Indochina wars. -
Hungarian Uprising
The people of Hungary started to protest their lack of basic political rights. Also they were mad about fuel shortages and poor harvests. The soviet Union invaded Hungary in an attempt to stop the revolution. -
Bay of Pigs invason
The invasion of Cuba by Cubans who opposed Fidel Castro. Was financed and directed by the U.S government. -
Building the Berlin Wall
The GDR forces built fences and Barriers to seal off entry pointsfrom east Berlin to West Berlin. -
Cuban missile crisis
A 13 day standoff between the US and the Soviet Union about Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba. The world was on the brink of nuclear war. -
Prague Spring
A strong attempt by the citizens of Czechoslovakia to gain additional right. Some of the freedoms granted after the prague spring were less restrictions on media, speech and travel. -
Soviet war in Afghanistan
The soviets fought against insurgent groups. It was a nine year war between the Soviets and the insurgent groups of Afghanistan -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
They were student- led protests held in Tiananmen square Beijing. This was a government crackdown on protestors. Many people wanted reform in china. Chinese troops opened fire on anybody stopping them from getting to the square. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Germany was no longer divided in two. It was a pivotal moment in the Cold War and the history of modern Europe. -
Fall of the Soviet Union
The end of the Soviet unions federal government. The current president of the soviet union resigned and a new president took over ending the Soviet Union. -
9/11 Attacks
Terrosits flew Hijacked planes into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. 4 simultaneous attaks were carried out.