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Formation of the Eastern Bloc
The Formation of the Eastern Bloc started around 1944. It referred to a group of communist states in Eastern Europe. Most of the countries were understood to be the Warsaw Pact. -
Postwar occupation and division of Germany
After World War 2, Germany was occupied by other countries. It was occupied by the allied powers. These countries included the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and France. -
Chinese Communist Revolution
The Chinese Communist Revolution started in 1946. It started after the end of the second Sino-Japenese War. China became a communist country under the leader Mao Zedong. -
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought in Greece from 1946 to 1949. The war was between the Greece Government army. It was backed by the United States and the United Kingdom. -
Berlin Blockade and airlift
The Berlin Blockade was one of the first international crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies access to Berlin. This included railways, roads, and canals. -
Enactment of Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was signed by President Truman in 1948. Its real name was the Economic Recovery Act. It was meant to give economic assistance to post-war Europe. -
Korean War
The Korean war was fought between North Korea and South Korea. It started when North Korea invaded South Korea. The United States came to help South Korea. -
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt against the Cuban Government. The Revolution was lead by Fidel Castro. It replaced the government with a revolutionary socialist state. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War took place in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. It was fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam governments. The Soviet Union supported the Northern Government. -
Building of Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was built in 1961. The main reason was to keep refugees from escaping. The wall itself came to symbolize the Cold War. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed military invasion on Cuba. It was undertaken by the CIA. Fidel Castro came to power in a armed revolt that overthrew Fulgencio Batista. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a dangerous confrontation between The Soviet Union and the United States. Both Sides became very close to launching nuclear missiles. It eventually stopped due to neither side wanted destruction of the Earth. -
Soviet War in Afghanistan
The Soviet-Afghan war lasted 9 years. The mujahideen groups were backed primarily by the United States. Between 562,000 and 2,000,000 civilians were killed and millions of Afghans fled the country as refugees. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
in 1989 Chinese troops entered Tiananmen Square on June 4 and fired on civilians. The death toll ranged from several hundred to thousands. It happened in a city square in the center of Beijing. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
As the cold war ended, East Berlin's Communist Party announced a change in his city's relations with the West. People were now free to cross between the east and west. -
Fall of Soviet Union
On December 26, 1991, The dissolution of the USSR occurred. It gave self-governing independence to Russia. It also signaled the end of the Cold War.
