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The Chinese Revolution(optional project 2)
,Communist takeover of mainland China and Hainan.PRC established in mainland China,ROC(Republic of china are located to Taiwan.For more than twenty years after the Chinese revolution of 1949, there were few contacts, limited trade
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The Chinese Revolution(optional project 1)
October 1 1949.Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People’s Republic of China.The announcement ended the costly full scale civil war between the Chinese Communist Party and the Nationalist Party,the Nationalist Government of Chiang Kai shek(jiang jieshi) received U.S. support.And he forces flew tens of thousands of Nationalist Chinese troops into Japanese controlled territory.Chinese communist Party fought against Nationalist Party Stated China civil war in 1946.In the end of 1948 -
Potsdam Conference
July 17 to August 2,1945,The three major power,Soviet union,British,United state presidents and leaders discussed peace settlements for Europe,administration of defeated Germany and the continuing military commission against japan.It’s even called Potsdam Conference.After Potsdam Conference, Soviet union and United state starting competing each others.Each Allie power take reparations from its own occupation zones. -
Berlin airlift (Optional Project)
The Berlin airlift (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949).when Soviet forces blockaded rail, road, and water access to Allied controlled areas of Berlin. The United States and United Kingdom responded by airlifting food and fuel to Berlin from Allied air bases in western Germany.when Soviet forces lifted the blockade on land access to western Berlin.As a result of the blockade,the people of West Berlin were left without food, clothing, or medical supplies.Also it’s a sign for the beginning of Cold war. -
NATO/Warsaw Pact
April 4,1949,12 Countries signed the NATO(North Atlantic Treaty Organization) treaty in washington D.C.Planned to alarm soviet union.They want to counter soviet strength,against the soviet union and its eastern European allies.All nations that involved in the organization agreed that an armed attack against one or more of them in EU or NA shall be considered an attack against them all -
Korean War
June 25.1950--July 1953,Soviet and china fought the Korean war.when North Korea invaded South Korea.The United Nations, with the United States as the principal force, came to the aid of South Korea. China, with assistance from the Soviet Union, came to the aid of North Korea. North Korean invasion of South Korea repelled.Subsequent United Nations invasion of North Korea repelled.Subsequent Chinese–North Korean–Soviet invasion of South Korea repelled -
Vietnam war
November 1,1955,vietnam was split into two parts,North Vietnam and south Vietnam,North Vietnam wanted to reunite the country and under communism,And south Vietnam taught to keep this from happening,And United States helped south Vietnam,They want Vietman become a democracy country.China and Soviet union helped North Vietnam.In the end of 1975,North Vietnam won the war,and Vietnam become a united communist country.1,484,000–3,886,026 dead in this war.Included 50000-300000 American. -
Suez Crisis
July 26,1956.An international crisis in middle East occurs between Soviet Union and US,British,Suez Crisis was provoked by an American and British,To response to Egypt's growing ties with communist and Soviet Union,In 1956, Egyptian President Gamal Nasser seized the Suez Canal from its French and British owners, sparking an invasion by those Western nations and their ally Israel.The Suez Crisis became a Cold War confrontation and a test of the United Nations.In the end Egyptian political Victory -
Hungarian Revolution(optional project)
The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 or the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 was a nationwide revolt against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies, lasting from 23 October until 10 November 1956,Hungary underwent a period of repression that would last for decades. Other countries behind the Iron Curtain were cowed by the brutality of Russian actions. -
Space Race(Sputnik)
October 4,1957,Soviet union launched 1st satellite,and it started the competing.The competition began on August 2, 1955, when the Soviet Union responded to the US announcement four days earlier of intent to launch artificial satellites.The race peaked with the July 20, 1969 US landing of the first humans on the Moon with Apollo 11. Sputnik/Space Race started weapon missiles + technology race between US and Soviet union. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
October 22,1962.A US spy plane photographed nuclear armed Soviet missiles on cuba,which 90 miles from south of Florida,It occurs because America current president Kennedy installed missiles in Turkey,Because Soviets increased their investment in Europe.The U.S. had no plan in place because U.S. intelligence had been convinced that the Soviets would never install nuclear missiles in Cuba. The EXCOMM quickly discussed,and american removed missiles in Turkey and Italy.Missile Crisis end. -
Six Day War(optional project)
Six-Day War was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967 by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt,lay in both longer term and immediate issues. The foundation of Israel linked to the Palestinian Refugee problem and its participation in the invasion of Egypt during the Suez crisis of 1956 continued to be a significant grievance for the Arab world.The Six-Day War had many long term implications on the region. -
Berlin Wall(optional project)
The Berlin Wall was a barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989 Constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany), starting on 13 August 1961.the Wall completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin until government officials opened it in November 1989,The Berlin wall divided families who found themselves unable to visit each other. Many East Berliners were cut off from their jobs. -
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan(optional project)
The Soviet–Afghan War lasted over nine years from December 1979 to February 1989. Insurgent groups fought against the Soviet Army And allied Afghan forces.the Soviet Union sent thousands of troops into Afghanistan and immediately assumed complete military and political control of Kabul and large portions of the country Between 850,000–1.5 million civilians were killed and millions of Afghans fled the country as refugees -
Glasnost/Perestroika
Late 1980s,A policy aimed at restructuring Soviet economic and political Policy.They try to restructuring economic and political system.Glasnost dramaticaly enlarged individual freedom of expression in Russian.It gave media greater freedom to publish.many historians suggest these reforms led directly to the fall of communism and the breakup of the Soviet Union
