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Chinese Revolution
On October 1, 1949 Mao Zedong declared the creation of the PRC. This ended the civil war between the KMT (Kuomintang) and CCP (Chinese Communist Party) -
Korean War
The first military action of the Cold War started with 75,000 North Korean troops moving pass the boundary line where the Pro Western people of the south lye. -
Sputnik landing and Space Race
The Russians were marked as the first to orbit the earth, but soon America is marked as the first people to set foot on the moon. -
5. U2 spy plane shot down (Francis Gary Powers)
When Francis Gary Powers was seen spying on the soviets he was shot down and sentenced for espionage. This was a true embarrassment for the US and an awkward situation between US and Soviets. -
Rise of the Berlin Wall
Built to keep east Germans from fleeing to the west and bordered the 4 lands which were divided between US, France, Great Britain, and the Soviets. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
When Soviets set up missiles in Cuba in return of the US spy. Everyone was scared of what could happen so JFK put a blockade on Cuba to keep Soviets from bringing missiles in. The Soviets took the missiles down and halted their missiles. -
Uprisings in Hungary and Czechoslovakia
Soviet Russian launched an all-out attack on Hungary before they were about to launch an attack to spread as well. -
Russia invades Afghanistan
When Russian paratroopers landed in Kabal, the capitol of Afghanistan to keep the Amin Government in power because there was a civil war going on and keeping the “terrorists” out.
