Cold War Events

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  • Chinese Revolution

    Chinese Revolution
    Who: Mao Zedong/Nationalists vs Communists What: Control over China When: 1949 How: Nationalists and communists fought for control of the government and on October 1, 1949, the People’s Liberation Army was victorious.

  • Korean War

    Korean War
    Who:South Korea (Republic of Korea; supported by UN) vs North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; supported by Soviet Union and People’s Republic of China) What: Result of political divisions in Korea When: June 1950- July 1953 How: Previously ruled by the Empire of Japan but after surrender of Empire of Japan, the US divided Korea at the 38th parallel with the US military occupying southern half and Soviet forces in the northern half.

  • Uprisings in Hungary and Czechoslovakia

    Uprisings in Hungary and Czechoslovakia
    Hungary:
    Who: Hungary
    What: Revolt against the Soviet control
    When: October/November 1956
    How: Started as a student demonstration, when students were fired upon by the State Security Police, violence erupted and the revolt spread across Hungary and the government collapsed. Czechoslovakia:
    Who: Czechoslovakia
    What: Communist takeover of Czechoslovakia
    When: August 1968- April 1969
    How: Russian troops occupied Czechoslovakia

  • Sputnik Launched

    Sputnik Launched
    Who: Launched by Soviet Union
    What: First artificial Earth satellite
    When: October 4th, 1957
    How: Started the Space Race when the US tried to counter the Soviet Union’s achievement

  • U2 Plane Shot down

    U2 Plane Shot down
    Who: Francis Gary Powers flew the American plane and was shot down by Soviets
    What: Spy plane
    When: May 1, 1960
    How: Powers's spy plane was shot down over Soviet base.

  • Berlin Wall Goes Up

    Berlin Wall Goes Up
    Who: constructed by the German Democratic Republic
    What: Barrier that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and East Berlin.
    When: August 13, 1961
    How: Prevent mass emigration from the communist controlled territory.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    Who: Soviet Union/ Cuba vs United states
    What:
    • Closest the Cold War was to becoming a nuclear crisis
    • US had missles in Turkey aimed at Moscow and the Soviet Union wanted to put missiles in Cuba to prevent an attack
    When: 1962
    How: US considered attaking Cuba via air and sea but decided a military blockade/ quarantine would be better

  • Russia Invades Afghanistan

    Russia Invades Afghanistan
    Who: Soviets and Afghanistan

    What: Russia was required by treaty to provide aid to Afghanistan. After failed attempts by Afghanistan to receive this aid, Russia invaded.
    When: December 24, 1979