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Arms Race
US plans to develop hydrogen bomb and the soviet union Sets to match this goal -
Korean War
North Korea invades South Korea, goal was to unite country under a communist government -
Vietnam War
Vietnam gained freedom from France and elections were held for who would lead the new country Ho Chi Minh was favored to win , he was a communist. With back up from the US anti communists took control of South Vietnam war. Kennedy believed the Free world should fight for freedom in Vietnam. The United states was involved in a Full scale war. -
Warsaws Pact
West German called for military coorperartion was a military alliance between the soviet Union and several Eastern European Countires -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
1,400 Cuban exiles landed on the Cuban beach in Bay of Pigs nothing went as planned. The Cuban people did not rise up or revolt and the invaders were quickly killed -
Cuban Missile Crisis
There were secret missile bases built in Cuba. Missile launched from theses bases could reach U.S cities in matter of minute, president Kennedy met this challenge head-on, demanded the soviets remove their bases. -
Gorbachev took office
he came into office to reform the communist system and make it better, he formed the policy which led to increased freedom, speech and religion, bettered the economy -
Communsim Collapses
Poland freely votes for a non communist government, and and uprising against communism spread to the Soviet Union. During the second Russian Revolution took place and banned communism
