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Formation of the Eastern Block
The Formation of the Eastern bloc formed towards the end of WWII. It was the coalition of communist states of Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America that were aligned with the Soviet Union and existed during the Cold War. The purpose of the Eastern Bloc was to protect the Soviet military interests. -
Postwar occupation and division of Germany
The postwar occupation and division of Germany was the idea to split Germany into 4 separate occupation zones. The British were given the northwest quadrant, the French the southwest, and the Americans the southeast. All of these countries were a part of the allied forces. -
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War involved the communist uprising against the government of the kingdom of Greece. The Greek Civil War broke out when British forces pushed into the middle of Athens. In the end the Communists were unsuccessful in gaining control of Greece. -
Enactment of Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was the start of the European recovery program. It was the U.S idea to fund $15 billion to help finance the rebuilding of the entire continent. In a short run down, it helped the European economy exponentially recover. -
Berlin Blockade and Airlift
The Berlin Blockade was an attempt by the Soviet Union to limit the ability of the United States, Great Britain and France to travel to their sectors of the city of Berlin. These sectors sit inside of Russian occupied East Germany. The Soviets blocked all railroad and canal access to the western zones of Berlin. Which ended up in 2.5 million civilians with none of the basic living needs. -
Chinese Communist Revolution
The Chinese Communist Revolution brought Communist party power to China. Helped established the PRC which is the Peoples Republic of China. It overthrew the Qing dynasty and ended in 1949. -
Korean War
The Korean War was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea from 1950 to 1953, with the involvement of the United States, the Soviet Union, China, and the United Nations. The Korean War started because of the internal conflicts of Communism. The United States wanted to stop the spread of Communism and support the South, so they decided to get involved. -
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was an attempt to by the military and politicians to overthrow the government. They wanted to overthrow the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. Things such as widespread corruption, political instability, and social problems caused the revolution. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. The spread of Communism played a huge role in a cause of the war. As well as European imperialism and American containment polices sparred up the war. -
Hungarian Uprising
The Hungarian Uprising was a nationwide revolution against the Hungarian People's Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies. The Uprising followed a speech by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in which he attacked the period of Joseph Stalin ’s rule. The speech of the uprising was so inspirational that nations across the world wanted to overthrow the Hungarian Peoples Republic. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba. The invasion was carried out by the Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Front which consisted of Cuban exiles. Everyone involved opposed Fidel Castros Cuban revolution. -
Building The Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was built by the German Democratic Republic. The goal of the wall was to keep the Western fascists from entering East Germany. The wall survived sometime, until a huge democratic movement which brought down the German Democratic Republic. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a major skirmish during the Cold War in October 1962. The missile crisis helped strengthen JFK's image. The Cuban Missile crisis helped prove the Soviet's capability of their nuclear power. -
Rise of the Palestine Liberation Organization
The Rise of the Palestine Liberation Organization is a political and military organization formed in 1964 to unite various Palestinian Arab groups. The goal was to bring independence to the state of Palestine. -
Prague Spring
The Prague Spring was a brief period of economic and political liberalization in Czechoslovakia under Alexander Dubcek. The causes were because of Economic problems. Czechoslovakia faced economic challenges under the leadership of Antonín Novotný. -
Soviet War in Afghanistan
The Soviet War in Afghanistan was a prolonged armed war that took place in the Soviet-controlled Democratic Republic of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989. The primary reason for the invasion dates back to the overthrow of Afghanistan’s King Zahir Shah in 1973. It killed around 13.5 million Afghanistan's. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
The Tiananmen Square massacre occurred in 1989 in Beijing, China. The Tiananmen Square Massacre was caused by long frustration with the limits on political freedom in China Protests outbroke causing 10,000+ civilians to die. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin Wall on was a major event in world history which marked the falling of the Iron Curtain and the start of the fall of communism in Eastern and Central Europe. Some of the causes were the East Germans had a lack of freedom and hey had poor economic conditions. The Germans became angry and demanded the start of a new life. -
Fall of the Soviet Union
Of the many factors that lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union, a rapidly failing post World War II economy and weakened military did not help their case. Gorbachev’s reforms and his abandonment of the Brezhnev Doctrine also caused the Soviet Union's collapse. The Soviet Union needed a new reform. -
9/11 Attacks
The 9/11 terrorist attack was an awful terrorist attack. Most of the hijackers were Islamist and they affiliated with the organization called "al-Qaeda". They ran 2 planes into the twin towers causing both to collapse and causing mass fires. The deaths were on the low side, but the attack was a tragic day for American History.