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Cold War

By John Andrew Couture
  • Greek Civil War

    Greek Civil War

    War between kingdom of Greece and EAM. Lasted from 1944 to 1949. The kingdom prevailed in the end.
  • Postwar occupation and division of Germany

    Postwar occupation and division of Germany

    Divided Germany into occupational zones. The Soviet zone reached to the Elbe. The French zone was cut out of the Anglo-American spheres.
  • Enactment of the Marshall Plan

    Enactment of the Marshall Plan

    The United States provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of Europe after World War 2.
  • Berlin Blockade and Airlift

    Berlin Blockade and Airlift

    One of the first major events of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked a western railway to berlin. This led to even more conflict between western Europe, America, and the Soviet Union.
  • Chinese Communist Revolution

    Chinese Communist Revolution

    Social and Political Revolution in China. The Chinese government was shaped based on Communist ideas. Was the first of many Communist governments.
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    The Korean War was fought between North and South Korea from 1950 to 1953. 
  • Formation of the Eastern Bloc

    Formation of the Eastern Bloc

    The Soviet Union invaded and then annexed several countries as Soviet Socialist Republics by agreement with Nazi Germany in the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    War fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. American troops were sent to assist in the effort to push back the invaders.
  • Hungarian Uprising

    Hungarian Uprising

    Countrywide revolution against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic. Eventually led to the Soviets crushing the revolt.
  • Cuban Revolution

    Cuban Revolution

    The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt against the military dictatorship of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista.
  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion

    A failed attempt to invade post revolution Cuba that was covertly financed by the U.S. Government
  • Building the Berlin Wall

    Building the Berlin Wall

    Wall built by the Soviet Union between East and West Berlin.
  • Cuban Missle Crisis

    Cuban Missle Crisis

    Was a 35-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the presence of nuclear bombs in Cuba.
  • Prague Spring

    Prague Spring

    Was a period of political liberalization and mass protest in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. Civilians would continue to revolt until the republic of Czechoslovakia would induce normalization.
  • Soviet War in Afghanistan

    Soviet War in Afghanistan

    War between the Soviet Union and Afghanistan to overthrow the republic government of Afghanistan
  • Solidarity Movement in Poland

    Solidarity Movement in Poland

    Movement to give more freedoms to the workers and change social change in Poland. Martial law was put in place to destroy the union but it failed.
  • Tiananmen Square Massacre

    Tiananmen Square Massacre

    student-led protests held in Tiananmen Square.
  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Marked the falling of the Iron Curtain. Led to eventual downfall of the Soviet Union
  • Fall of the Soviet Union

    Fall of the Soviet Union

    Fall of the Communist Party and rise of the Russian Republic. Led to the end of the Cold War.
  • 9/11 Attacks

    9/11 Attacks

    Four suicide terrorist attacks carried out by the Islamic extremist network. Would eventually lead to the death of the leader of the extremests.