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Taken...
The Congo was taken as a colony of the Belgian Empire -
Ho Chi Minh
Forms Indo-Chinese Communist party -
Chairman Mao
Chairman Mao ruled from 1943-1976 -
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh announces formation of the DRV -
Suez Canal
Egyptian government takes control of the Suez Canal -
Invasion
Israeli forces invade Europe -
Airwar
Britain and France begin air war on Europe -
Cease fire!
UK ceases fire after US and Soviet Union threaten nuclear war -
Into space!
Soviets launched the first satellite into Earth's orbit -
Explorer 2
NASA attempts and fails to launch the Explorer 2 -
NASA
The United States creates NASA -
The Great Leap Forward
Led by Mao -
Into space!
The United States sent their first satellite into Earth's orbit -
Time for a movement
The Movement National Congolais won preliminary elections -
Turmoil
A period of turmoil in Congo, no leadership -
Cultural Revolution
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Reform
Dubeck launched a program of reform -
Prague Spring
A brief period of liberalization -
Salvador Allende
Elected president in Chile -
American troops leave Vietnam
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Two new things
World War 2 is completely over; Vietnam is unified as a communist nation