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Vietnam War
This war was fought between North Vietnam, supported by other communist countries, and South Vietnam, supported by the United States. It was the first war fought in the Cold War. It was fought in Vietnam. -
Mao Zedong takes control of China
Mao Zedong was the leader of the communist party in China. The battled the nationalists in China and the communists won and Mao Zedong became ruler. This was big because he was very pro Communism. -
Korean War
War between the Republic of Korea, supported by the United States, and the People's Republic of Korea, supported by the Soviet Union and China. The United States wanted to keep it from becoming a communist state but they would later withdraw. -
Soviet Invasion of Hungary
The Soviet Union invades Hungary and takes over control very easily. The Soviet Union proved that it could not be stopped. They set up a communist government. -
Fidel Castro Takes Over Cuba
Fidel Castro was the leader of the communist group in Cuba. He led a revolt against the government and took control. He the support of the people because the US supported the other ruler. He would end up setting up a harsh communism government. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The United States created a plan that the CIA would execute to take over Cuba's government and set up a democracy. This plan failed and the US was embarrased. This would lead to the Cuban Missile conflict. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union set up 42 missile sites in Cuba hoping to bomb the United States. A flyover let the US find the sites but when they asked Castro he denied having anything apart of it. -
Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia
The Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia because the govenment was making liberalization reforms. They sent 500,000 soviet soldiers and stopped the reforms. This strengthend the communist party. -
SALT Treaty Talks
President Nixon goes to the Soviet Union to try to talk the Soviets into limiting the amount of missile production in attempt to bring down the tension of the war. He was successful and it started to loose tension. -
Civil War in Nicaragua
Liberal rebels were attemptig to overthrow the government. The two went to war. The United States favored the government side so they helped them win the war. -
Nixon Visits China
In attempt to create peace with China Nixon takes a risky move and visits Mao Zedong. China believed that the US was there biggest foe. This move by Nixon was very risky but successful. -
Revolution in Iran
The Revolution in Iran was the overthrow of the Iran Monarchy. It was replaced with The Islamic Republic. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini became the supreme ruler in Iran. -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
The soviets invaded Afghanistan in a battle that would last 7 years. Muslim forces were up against Soviet forces. It is reffered to as the Soviet Vietnam because of the brutaliy. -
Iran/Iraq War
The Iran Iraq War was a war fought between Iran and Iraq. Iran was in a revolution and Iraq saw the oppertunity to take control. The war lasted 8 years. Iraq had control early but Iran succeeded. -
Mikhail Gorbachev takes control of USSR
He was the last leader of the Communist party in the Soviet Union. He helped put an end to the Cold War. After talking with Nixon and the SALT treaty -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was set up to stop emmegration. It was pretty successful. Germans on both sides climbed the wall and tore it down. A sign of change after long times of war. -
Soviet Union Falls Apart
The Soviet Union was divided into 15 differen countries. This would be a win for the countries fighting for democracy and the end of the Cold War.