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The Start of The Cold War
Mao Zedong was a leader of the communist party. He took control of China in 1949, bringing communism to the country. He is known for his military strategies, and his good political views. -
Cuban Dictator
Castro was the Prime Minister of Cuba from February 1959 to December 1976, and then took over as the president of Cuba. He was for communism and was a political leader. -
The Bay of Pigs Ivasions
The invasion was an unsuccessful action by the Cuban exiles to invade Southern Cuba with the support and encouragement from the U.S. government, in an attempt to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. The U.S. armed forces were at their highest state of readiness ever and the Soviet field commanders in Cuba were prepared to use battlefield nuclear weapons to defend the island if it was invaded. -
Soviet's attack on Czechoslovakia
The night of August 20th, the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, and Poland invaded Czechoslovakia. They invaded Czechoslovakia to halt Alexander Debcek's Prague Spring political reforms. -
The Fall of The Great Soviet Union
Failed attempts at reform, a standstill economy, and success of the Soviet Union's forces in the war of Afghanistan led to a feeling of discontent. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The border separating Western for Eastern Germany was effectively opened. Shops stayed open as long as they wanted, GDR passport served as a free ticket for public transportation and in general there were more exceptions than rules.
