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WWII Ends
World War II ends and the U.S./ U.S.S.R alliance dissolves. President Truman expresses the need to contain Communism and the Red Scare begins. -
Bombs Away
The Soviet Union tests their own atomic bomb and the Arms Race begins. Truman responds by announcing intentions to build efforts to stop communism spreading. -
Upheaval
U.S. backs a coup and over throws the Iranian government. President Eisenhower sends aid to South Vietnam and the Soviets end an anti-communism revolution in Hungary. -
The Sputnik
Russia launched Sputnik into the earth’s orbit. America fears the Soviet Union’s technological capabilities. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
American Navy blockades Cuba after the Soviet Union places missiles in Cuba. Kennedy pulls away from Cuba in exchange for the Soviets removal of Cuban missiles. -
Red Army Invades
President Johnson sends troops to Vietnam and to the Dominican Republic to prevent “another Cuba.” Soviet Red Army invades Czechoslovakia, to stop the “Prague Spring”, a move toward liberation and away from communism. -
Guerilla Warfare
America’s combat in Vietnam Ends but it secretly backs a coup that overthrows the Chilean president. The Soviet Red Army invades Afganistan. -
The Reagan Doctrine
The Solidarity Union forma when Polish workers lead labor strikes. In ‘81, President Reagan resumes the mission to contain communism with the Reagan Doctrine, with focus on Central America. -
Invasion of Grenada
The U.S. invades Grenada, overthrowing he government and replacing it with the U.S.- friendly one. Mikhail Gorbachev becomes premier of the Soviet Union and his policies are the catalyst for the Soviet Union’s collapse. -
Tiananmen Square
Protesters gather in Tiananmen Square who wish for the Chinese Communist Party reform. The Party kills many young students. In Germany, the Berlin Wall is torn down. The Cold War Ends and Boris Yeltsin is elected President of Russia.
