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Chinese Revolution
When: 1945-1952
Who: China, a Group of revolutionaries.
What: During the Chinese revolution, the mutineers captured the Wuchang mint and arsenal, and city after city were declared against the Qing government. The regent, panic-stricken, adhered to the assembly's demand for the immediate adoption of a constitution and urged a former viceroy, Yuan Shikai, to come out of retirement and save the dynasty. By the end of the year, 14 provinces had been declared against the Qing leadership. In several -
Korean War
When: 1950-1953
Who: Korea, United states, France
What:United states came to aid south Korea because of the invasion.
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U2 Spy plane
When: 1955
Who: United States and the soviets What: Soviets began tracking down U2 within 15 miles. And the soviets Fired at the Plane and it flew down but was not destroyed. How: How it happened was that the Americans flew it on a Soviet holiday and a lot of planes would be traveling on this day. -
Hungary and czechoslovokia Uprising
Hungary:
When: 1956
Who: Hungary and czechoslovkia
how: working class took on and defeated the police and installed a new government, lasting 18 days before being crushed by Soviet tanks.
what: The Russians were putting in their soldiers and tanks in Hungary and taking over the country. and everyone was ruled by stalin. Stalin put rakoski in power of hungary. -
Sputnik
When: 1957 who: Russia and United States What: The russians launched a spaceship into orbit. But then the united states launched a spaceship called explorer due to this. How: It was launched by designers and techincans and engineers building it. Meanwhile at that moment Russias Engineers, techincans, and designers built theirs to compete with the united states. -
Berlin Wall
When: 1961 Who: Germany How: Khrushchev ordered it to be up because its to make sure the western berlin doesn’t get in. What: The berlin people could not get past if they did they would be killed immediately. Due to the fact of the Berlin wall Berlin people could no longer travel throughout that way which they could not visit families or that. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
When: 1962 Who: United States and Russia How: The russians were threatening the Americans with their missiles in cuba but the Americans would also threaten the Russians with their Missiles in Turkey. What: What happened in this event was Khrushchev gave the Americans letters to the president of the United States saying he really doesn’t want any trouble and all of this almost started a nucleur war but in the end the both didn’t start anything. But by the time it was done President Kennedy wa -
Czechslovakia uprising
When: 1968
Who: Russia Hungary and czechoslovakia
What: The rebellion began with the election of Alexander Dubek on the 5th of January. Dubek made many reforms in an effort to decentralize the economy and democratize Czechoslovakia. He loosed restrictions on freedom of speech, media, and travel. He oversaw the decision to split into the Czech Republic and the Slovakia Republic, which was the only reform to last after the end of the Prague Spring. how: it was caused by discontent with Soviet po -
Russia Invades Afghanistan
When: 1979 Who: Russia and Afghanistan How:The Russians tried to take over the afghanistan government. What: Once they got their government taken over the soviets or russians provided economic aid for the new government and once the government was fixed the economic and government was so much better because now it was fully fuctional.
