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Chinese Civil War
A war waged waged between the Nationalists under Chiang Kai-shek and the Communists under Mao Zedong for the control of China. After Japan lost in WWII and all the Japanese troops left China the nationalists and the communists fought for control of China. The Marshall plan help the nationalist at the start of the war. However, the communists and Mao Zedong took control of China beginning the communists rule. history.com -
NATO
NATO or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed to help prevent Communism. It was formed by the western allies. NATO was formed by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States; many more countries joined later. https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/formation-of-nato-and-warsaw-pact -
Yalta Conference
Yalta Conference was a meeting with Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin and Franklin Roosevelt. The meeting was to find out how they would divide Germany between the three countries. The meeting was the start of the cold war because of Stalin wanted all of Germany to be Communism and Roosevelt did not want that. history.com -
The Warsaw Treaty Organization
The Warsaw Pact was created because of NATO. The Warsaw pact was formed with The Soviet Union and Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania.The Warsaw pact was a treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, the treaty was signed in Warsaw, Poland. history.com -
United Nations
The United Nations was mad to keep peace better than the League of Nations. In the start over 50 countries joined to help keep peace in the world. The U.N had a force unlike the League of Nations; therefore, anything that was a threat to the world could now be stopped with force. history.com -
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Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was the dive of supplies and any other needed resources to Berlin. The soviet union cut off the road to Berlin so they could not deliverer supplies to Berlin. The soviets gave up on keeping the allies out and opened the roads. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/berlin-airlift -
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Korean war
The Korean war was was fought between north and south Korea with the help of United States, China, and the Soviet Union. It was the first war that the United States fought in to stop the spread of communism. The war was is technically still going but the fighting has stopped. history.com -
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The Space Race
The Space Race was between the soviets and the Americans. The soviets lead the race by putting the first satellite in space. However, the Americans put the first man on the moon before the soviets winning the space race. history.com -
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was the second and last war us troops died to stop the spread of communism. It was a long and deadly war with may deaths. The american people did not want to fight and they're where many protest against the war. history.com -
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Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was constructed by the Soviets to stop people in east Berlin from going to the west. The Berlin wall was guarded by troops who would shoot anyone who would try to cross the border. The wall was torn down by east Berlin and that ended the soviet control of Germany and all her satellites. history.com
