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The Cold War
The Cold War was a fight between two nations; the United States and the Soviet Union through proxy wars. Proxy wars are conflicts fought on a third territory between two sides that are supported by opposing forces. -
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Soviet Satellite States
Eastern European countries were imperialized by the USSR and made into the Soviet Satellite States. The USSR declared complete sovereignty over the Satellite States -
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution marks the split of Czechoslovakia from the Soviet Union through a peaceful independence movement -
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USSR Splits
The USSR splits back into Russia and the Eastern European countries change from being satellite states for the USSR into independent Republics -
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Yugoslavia's Balkanization and Ethnic Cleansing
After splitting from the USSR, Yugoslavia experienced many ethnic divisions which brought the country to a civil war and later to "balkanization". Yugoslavia split to form separate states, attempting to form a multinational state. The conflict persisted and many ethnic groups lost their lives. Later the region experienced an Ethnic Cleansing where minority ethnic groups were forcefully removed from the territory -
The Velvet Divorce
Czechoslovakia splits into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, forming two new territories