The Cold War

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    The Cold War

  • Mao Zedong takes control of China

    Mao Zedong comes to power.

  • Korean War

    was a military conflict between the chinese supporeters and the UN supporters of Korea.

  • Vietnam War

    A fight between communists and non-communists.

  • Soviet Invasion of Hungary

    Hungary rose up in a revolution against the soviets.

  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Cuban exiles tried to start a revolution in cuba while aided by the americans.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuba and the soviet union built multiplie bases around cuba for nuclear missles.

  • Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia

    Warsaw Pact forces invaded Czechoslovakia. Around 500,000 troops, mostly from the Soviet Union, poured across the borders in a blitzkrieg-like advance.

  • SALT Treaty Talks

    Cold War superpowers me to discuss the issue of armament control

  • Nixon Visits China

    The most important step that US took to become allies with china.

  • Fidel Castro Takes Over Cuba

    Fidel becomes president of cuba.

  • Civil War in Nicaragua

    Nicaragua started a rebellion to try to start a new government.

  • Revolution in Iran

    Islamics fought for a islamic republic for there people.

  • Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

    The soviets were supporting the marxist government of afganistan.

  • Iran/Iraq War

    Iraq wanted to become the dominant persian gulf country.

  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    germany tried to contain the nazi party until they finnaly gave up.

  • Mikhail Gorbachev takes control of USSR

    The last of the soviets to be in office.

  • Soviet Union Falls Apart

    Soviet union finnaly falls apart.