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Cold War
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Korean War
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Korean War Began
The war strted when 75,000 soliders from North Korea invaded invaded the South Koreans at the 38th parallel. This was the first military action in the cold war. -
America places soliders in South Korea
The U.S. was showing what side of the war they are on by almost immediatly joining the South Korean war effort to stop Communism. -
Korean War Ends
The U.S. stops the invasion of Communism into South Korea but fails to gain any land past the 38th parallel. Although they did not gain any land, they did prove that they are able to stop the invading force of communism. -
New leader comes to power
Ho Chi Minh comes to power in Vietanm therefore starting the war -
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Vietnam War
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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US involvment
This year was the peak involvent in the Vietnam War -
US Withdrawls
The United States withdrawls all soliders from Vietnam -
Soviets begin to take Afghanistan
The invasion of Afghanistan began by sending troops into the country -
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Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
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Vietnam taken
Two years after the US withdrawl the Soviets have taken all of Vietnam -
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
Soviet Union sent thousands of troops into Afghanistan -
Soviet Puppet Country
The Soviet Union installed Babrak Karmal as the Soviet’s leader in Afghanistan