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Roots of Communism
Communists in Russia staged a revolution and seized control of the government, becoming the first country to adopt a Communist system. -
World war II ends
Japan surrendered, ending the war -
Cold war began
The cold war between the United Startes and the Soviet Union began -
Soviet Union
Soviet Unio tried to force the democratic troops in West Berlin to leave the city -
Norht Korea and South Korea
North Korea invaded South Korea in attempt to reunite the country under a Communist government. -
At peace
Peace agreement was announced and the war came to an end for the United States. -
Vietnam
Communists government controlled all of Vietnam. -
Cold war ending
With the fall of the communism in Eastern Eurpoe and the collapse of the Soviet Union, the cold War was over.