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Chinese Communist Revolution
The Chinese Communist Revolution was the civil war between the Nationalist Chinese people and the Communist party. The war lasted for almost 5 years and there were many casualties. By 1950 the Communist party had won the war and taken over Chinese government. -
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Postwar Occupation and Division of Germany
The occupation and division of Germany began at the Yalta Conference in 1945. During the conference the U.S. and the Soviets made an agreement to split Germany between the Allies and Russia. The distrust between the U.S. and Russia stopped the reunification of Germany until October of 1990 -
Formation of the Eastern Bloc
The eastern bloc is the buffer of communist countries between Soviet Russia and the capitalist European countries. These countries were given to the Russians after WWII and became communist. They are used to block Russia from an invasion. -
Greek Civil War
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Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil war was between the Communist party and the Democratic government. The war lasted 3 years and cost the lives of many civilians. The government won the war and remained a democracy. -
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Enactment of Marshall Plan
After WWII many European countries were destroyed or in economic trouble. That's why the U.S. devised the Marshall Plan to help rebuild the countries in need. The plan consisted of $13 billion dollars and 4 years to rebuild Europe. -
Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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Berlin Blockade and Airlift
After WWII Germany and its capitol, Berlin, was split between the Soviets and the Allies. The Soviets didn't like that the capitalists had influence in the middle of their portion so they blocked off any supplies from arriving in West Berlin. In response, the U.S. sent air lifts full of supplies to West Berlin to keep them afloat until the U.S.S.R dropped the blockade. -
Enactment of the Marshall Plan
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Korean War
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Korean War
The Korean war began when communist North Korea invaded South Korea with the goal of uniting the two nations. The invasion was stopped in South Korea with the aid of U.S. troops and South Korea began to push back. When the Chinese begin to aid the North Koreans the South Koreans got pushed back to the 38th parallel where a cease fire was signed. -
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Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was the communist take over of the Cuban government. Before the Communist party took over Cuba was ruled by a authoritarian leader. When the Communist party took over Fidel Castro became the new leader of Cuba. -
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam war was between the Soviet supported, Communist North Vietnam and the U.S. supported South Vietnamese. The war was for control of all of Vietnam and lasted almost 20 years. By the end of the war the U.S. pulled out from South Vietnam causing the North Vietnamese to take complete control. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a U.S. orchestrated invasion of Cuba. The U.S. used 1,500 Cuban exiles and armed them with modern weapons. The invasion was defeated in 3 days by the Cuban military. -
Building of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was built between East and West Berlin by East Berlin to keep their citizens contained. The wall was shown as a symbol of the cold war and was hated by many people. The wall was finally destroyed in 1992 by the citizens and government. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban missile crisis was a crucial point in the Cold War and was when the U.S. and the Soviets were closest to nuclear war. During the Cold War the Soviets began building missile launch sights in Cuba that if fired at the U.S. would be obliterated. After long discussion between the two nations the Soviets backed down and removed the missiles. -
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Postwar Occupation and Division of Germany
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Soviet War in Afghanistan
The Afghan- Soviet War lasted 9 years and cost the lives of 552,000 to 2 million civilians. The war was between the Mujahedeen and the soviets. The Afghan government and the Soviets won the war against the rebels. -
Soviet War in Afghanistan
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Fall of the Berlin wall
The Berlin wall stood as the barrier between west and east Berlin from 1961 to 1989. It was the symbol of the Communist- Capitalist conflict and was hated by many people. The wall finally fell in 1992 when the government and the people destroyed it. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
The Tiananmen Square Massacre occurred when the Chinese government declared martial law on a large group of students protesting for democracy. The Chinese army killed hundreds to thousands of people while traveling to the square. This event changed the people's opinion of the government. -
Fall of the Soviet Union
In December of 1991 the Soviet Union fell apart due to economic struggles. The Western nations took the fall of the Soviet Union as a victory for them and for democracy. After the fall of the Soviet Union many other countries began to convert from communism to another form of government.
