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Postwar occupation and division of Germany
Started by the surrender of Germany in WW2, and Russia and America started to help rebuild Germany but by splitting it up. -
Chinese Communist Revolution
The drive for power of Chinese Communist party -
Greek Civil War
Fought in Greece, who which was backed by the United Kingdom and United States. Greek Communist tried to take over Greece -
Enactment of Marshall Plan
To give economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe -
Berlin Blockade and Airlift
Russia tried to block off the area that America owned. But we out smarted them and flew the shipments to the area instead. -
Korean War
War between North and South Korea. The north invaded south -
Cuban Revolution
Fidel Castro led a force of rebels against the government of Fulgencio Batista, the tyrannical military dictator of the time. -
Formation of the Eastern Bloc
A collective term for the former Stalinist puppet countries and colonies in central and eastern Europe. -
Vietnam War
known as the second war in Indonesia. and in Vietnam as the resistance war against America -
Bay of pigs Invasion
Was a botched invasion on the south coast of Cuba to overthrow the leader at the time. -
Building the Berlin Wall
attempting to keep the east berlin citizens inside the boarders so they decided to build a wall to close off the boarder. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
Also known as the October crisis a 13 day scare that the soviet union had missile inside Cuba ready to launch at the US. -
Soviet War in Afghanistan
Lasted over 9 years was against Maoist groups mostly in rural country side -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
Protest held in China that lead to the Chinese troops shooting at the crown killing many. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Started to happen because the thaw of the cold war. This aloud the boarders to open back up and the east had permission to go over to the west. -
Fall of the Soviet Union
Granting self-governing independence to the republics of the Soviet Union.
