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Mao Zeng takes control over China
Mao Zedong was a leader of the communist party. He took control of China in 1949, bringing communism to the country. He is known for his military strategies, and his good political views. -
Korean War
The Korean War was a military conflict between South Korean who was supported by the United Nations and North Korea, China with military material aid from the Soviet Union. The war was resulted in the division of Korea by an agreement of the Allies. -
Fidel Castro takes over Cuba
Castro was the Prime Minister of Cuba from February 1959 to December 1976, and then took over as the president of Cuba. He was for communism and was a political leader. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The invasion was an unsuccessful action by the Cuban exiles to invade Southern Cuba with the support and encouragement from the U.S. government, in an attempt to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. The U.S. armed forces were at their highest state of readiness ever and the Soviet field commanders in Cuba were prepared to use battlefield nuclear weapons to defend the island if it was invaded. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnamese waged war against France and recieved 2.6 billion dollars in financial support from the U.S. Vietnam recieved their independence and was temporarily divided between the communist north and anti-communist south. U.S. supported the South's government and sent over two thousand military advisors. -
SALT Treaty
International treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union- the Cold War superpowers- on the issue of control. -
Iran/Iraq War
Sadam Hussein announed that he was ending the treaty with Iran that had been signed in 1975. The Iraqi armed forces had started a massive offensive and by the end of October the largest port in Iran had fallen to Iraqi forces. -
Fall of the Berlin wall
The border separating Western for Eastern Germany was effectively opened. Shops stayed open as long as they wanted, GDR passport served as a free ticket for public transportation and in general there were more exceptions than rules. -
Soviet Union Falls Apart
Failed attempts at reform, a standstill economy, and success of the Soviet Union's forces in the war of Afghanistan led to a feeling of discontent
