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Coup in Guatemala
This event was carried out by the US CIA. Essentially what they did was dispose of the elected President Jacobo Arbenz. 57 years later the US government apologized for their actions. -
Coup in Iran
The Iranian military along with the financial assistance of the US government, overthrew the Government Premier Mohammed Mosaddeq and reinstates the Shah of Iran. -
Molotov Plan
was a system created by the soviet union in 1947. To provide aid to rebuild the counties in Eastern Europe that were economically and politically involved with the Soviet Union. -
US Aid to Greece
This was started by the US President Truman who asked Congress to send $300 million dollars to Greece for a military program and economic assistance. -
Communists Win China
After the second World war, China was fighting against japan leaving china divided. On January 8, 1947 China's government proclaimed that the nationalists were willing to continue peace negotiations with the Communists. But the communists had other plans to cut them off from natural resources and eventually the nationalist collapsed giving the communists power. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan ( the European Recovery Program) was an American initiative to aid western Europe. The states gave over $ 12 billion to Europe to help rebuild Western European Economies after the end of World war 2. -
NATO Establishment
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is established by 12 western nations: United States, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Iceland, Canada, and Portugal. It's a military alliance. -
Berlin Airlift
After World War 2, Germany was defeated and everyone was divided into zones. The Russians wanted Berlin, and believed that if they blocked roads and railways they'd be able to force the inhabitants out. -
The First Atomic Bomb
The first atomic bomb detonated was in 1949 on august 29th by the Soviet Union. The United States dropped the Nuclear bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan. This is what started The Cold war. -
The Korean War
The Korean war began on June 25, 1950 when some 7500 North Korean Soldiers invaded South Korea. This was the first military action of the Cold War. -
US Aid to Turkey
The US President in 1947 decided to consult with congress to send $400 million dollars to Turkey for economic assistance and also send military forces to assist them. -
The Vietnam War
The War started in the 1950's. It involved most of the western countries including France, China, The Soviet Union, Cambodia, Laos and eventually The United States got Involved. -
Hungary Rebellion
after the War most of eastern Europe was controlled by the Communist Russia. The Europeans were struggling resources and finally decided to finally rebel against their unfair government. -
China Joins Atomic Bomb Club
China was the fifth country to successfully explode an atomic bomb. -
The End of The Vietnam War
The war ended on April 30, 1975 when North and South Vietnam finally agreed to make peace. Over the two decades more than 3 million people died including over 58,000 American's. Most of the dead were actually Vietnamese civilians. -
The Nicaraguan Revolution
a group called the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) overthrew the President Anastasio Somoza Debayle in 1979. and took control of the government in Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990. -
The Soviets Invade Afganistan
near the end of December 1979 the Soviet Union set thousands of soldiers to invade and take over the country. They did assume military and political control. -
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El Salvador War
there was conflict between the military-led government of El Salvador and the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front an "umbrella organization" of left-wing groups. -
The Fall of The Berlin Wall
peace was finally made with eastern and western Europeans and they decided to unite as one country. -
The Fall of USSR
The Soviet Union collapsed and ended.
