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Postwar Occupation and Division of Germany
A treaty was signed by Germany to end the war. Germany was split up between the Allied Powers. -
Chinese Communist Revolution
The Chinese Communist Revolution started from 1946, after the end of Second Sino-Japanese War, and was the second part of the Chinese Civil War. It was the culmination of the Chinese Communist Party's drive to power after its founding in 1921. -
Greek Civil War
Greek government attempted to become a communist republic, but was stopped by the other half who didn't want that. They were backed by the US and the UK. Considered first battle of cold war. -
Enactment of Marshall Plan
An American initiative to aid western Europe's damages. The United States gave over $13 billion in economic assistance to help rebuild Western European economies after the end of World War II. -
Berlin Blockade and Airlift
USSR blocked off supplies coming into Berlin in response to the Deutsche mark from West Berlin. In response, multiple countries airlifted supplies to Berlin, which succeeded and the blockade was eventually lifted. -
Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea. The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following a series of clashes along the border. South Korea was backed by the US. and North was backed by the USSR. -
Cuban Revolution
An armed revolt lead by Fidel Castro. Overthrew Cuban government and made Cuba a communist country. -
Formation of the Eastern Bloc
The Warsaw Bloc was a political and military alliance between multiple eastern Europe countries. These countries became communist countries and joined the USSR. -
Vietnam War
A war fought between North and South Vietnam. Both were backed heavily by either the USSR or the USA. Longest US involvement in a war -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
1400 Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba.It was undertaken by the CIA. -
Building the Berlin Wall
Wall built between East and West Berlin to keep East Berliners from going into West Berlin. Eventually was knocked down. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
Closest we came to world annihilation. USSR built nuclear armed missiles in Cuba, but we eventually talked them down into dismantling them. -
Soviet War in Afghanistan
Soviets tried to help Afghani government become a communist republic. Defeated by rebels. most rebels became what is known as Al Qaeda -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
After several weeks of student-led demonstrations, Chinese troops entered Tiananmen Square on June 4 and fired on civilians. Estimates of the death toll range from several hundred to thousands. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
As the Cold War began to end across Eastern Europe, the spokesman for East Berlin's Communist Party announced that, starting at midnight that day, citizens of the GDR were free to cross the country's borders. -
Fall of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union ranted self-governing independence to its republics, and eventually fell and became a new form of government due to economic problems in the USSR.
