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formation of the eastern bloc
the eastern bloc was a group of eastern european countries aligned in their military, and government systems. -
postwar occupation of germany
after WWII Germany was divided into four pieces controlled by the united states, France, Britain and Russia. -
Greek civil war
after the second world war a communist uprising enstated a new government in greece -
berlin blockade and airlift.
Russia blocked off all of the allied railroads so the united states responded with a massive airlift operation to get supplies to west berlin. -
enactment of the marshall plan
the enactment of the Marshall plan was putting into place a plan for rebuilding Europe after WWII -
chinese communist revolution
in 1949 Mao Zedong declared the creation of the republic of China. -
korean war
a war between north and south Korea that ended in stalemate even after Americas assistance of south Korea -
vietnam war
the Vietnam war was a war between allied N.V.A. and Viet Cong forces against the south Vietnamese government and the united states. -
overthrow of the guatemalan government
in 1954 the Guatemalan president was deposed in a coup staged by the Cia -
hungarian uprising
in 1956 a Hungarian uprising lasted 12 days until being crushed by the Hungarian government -
cuban revolution
the revolution in which Fidel Castro overthrew the reign of Fulgencio Batista. -
the building of the berlin wall.
The construction of the berlin wall began in august 1961 -
bay of pigs
the bay of pigs invasion was a failed attempt by JFK to overthrow Fidel Castro's rule in Cuba -
cuban missile crisis
The Cuban missile crisis was a tense moment in which dictator Fidel Castro was in possession of Russian nuclear warheads. -
Prague spring
Prague spring was a period of communist reform in Czechoslovakia. -
Soviet war in Afghanistan.
the soviet-Afghan war was a conflict between the soviet controlling military presence in Afghanistan and the mujahideen fighters. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
the Tiananmen square massacre was an incident in which soldiers were ordered to shoot protesters on sight in Tiananmen square. -
fall of the berlin wall
the berlin wall fell in just hours after it was opened with people smashing away pieces of it. -
fall of the soviet union
in 1991 the soviet union finally fell after Mikhail Gorbachev renounced his rule over the soviet union -
9/11
on 9/11 2001 four planes were hijacked by terrorists, two flew into the world trade center, one into the pentagon, and one was brought down in Pennsylvania.