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Ranged from 1946 to 1949. It was mainly fought against the established kingdom of Greece. The kingdom won in the end. Was a war between communists and anti-communists. -
The People's Liberation Army defeated the Republic of China Army. This brought and end to decades of warfare between the two. It was also known as the National Protection War against the Communist Rebellion. -
President Truman signed the Economic Recovery Act of 1948 which became known as he Marshall Plan. It was proposed that the US would provide economic assistance to postwar Europe. It was formally called the European Recovery Program. -
From June 24, 1948- May 12, 1949. The Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crisis of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked the Western allies railway, road, and canal access. The US and UK responded by airlifting food a fuel to Berlin. -
Germany decided to divide into occupation zones. The powers in both East and West Germany replaced their military governors with civilian leaders. The occupations ended officially in the mid-1950s. -
Ranged from June 25, 1950 to July 27,1953. North Korea invaded South Korea. US leaders concluded that this was Joseph Stalins first step in his plan for world conquest. -
Ranged from July 26, 1953 to January 1, 1959. This was an armed uprising in Cuba. It began with the assault on Moncada Barracks. It overthrew the government of Fulgencio Batista. -
Collective term for former Communist countries. Generally encompasses the Soviet Union and other members of the Warsaw pact. It involves the Warsaw Treaty which was a political and military alliance established in May,1955. -
Ranged from November 1, 1955 to April 30, 1975. It was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Was officially fought between North and South Vietnam. The US had an 8 year involvement in the war. -
Ranged from October 23, 1956 to November 11, 1956. It was a spontaneous national uprising. It occurred 12 days before Hungary was crushed by the Soviet Union. Thousands were killed. -
Ranged from April 17, 1961 to April 20, 1961. It was a failed landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba. It was by Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution. -
The wall was built to keep people from going from East to West Berlin. Nikita Khrushchev ordered the wall to be built. The wall was left up for 30 years. -
Ranged from October 16, 1962 to October 28, 1962. The world was seemingly on the brink of nuclear war. Both the US and the Soviet Union had powerful weapons that could have wiped out the whole world. Khrushchev ended up dismantling his missiles. -
Ranged from January 5, 1968 to August 21, 1968. Was a period of political liberalization. Was a mass protest in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. It was an attempt to provide additional rights to citizens. -
Ranged from December 24, 1979 to February 15, 1989. Soviet- Afghan war where insurgent groups fought a nine year war. This war was fought against the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and the Soviet Army. -
Solidarity emerged on August 31, 1980. The Communist government of Poland signed an agreement allowing the Gdansk Shipyard to exist. This movement created the first independent labor union in a Soviet-bloc Country. -
This was a series of protests and demonstrations. University students in China wanted political and economic reform. Tens of thousands of students gathered for the protests. Many were arrested and other were executed. -
Gorbachev brought down the Berlin wall. The pressure of the people was a key role in the destruction of the wall. Crowds of Germans dismantled the wall after it stood for 30 years. -
Gorbachev resigned his post as President of the Soviet Union. Yeltsin was the new president of the newly independent Russian State. It fell due to the large number of radical reforms. -
Terrorists hijacked four planes. Two went into the Twin Towers. One went into the Pentagon. One crashed into a field in PA. These attacks resulted in thousands of deaths. This was an event that would change America forever and will never be forgotten.