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Chinese Revolution
Who Involved- Chinese nationalist party, and communist party, Red Guard, Mao Zedong, Sun yet-Sin
What had happened- End of dynasties in China, Failing economy because of Red Guard, Destruction of schools
How impacted Cold War- This was like a post-cold war. May have been critical to the success of the civil rights movement in US -
Korean War
Who involved- North Korea, South Korea, UN, Russia
What had happened- North Korea did a surprise attack against South Korea
How impacted Cold War- UN occupied South Korea and Soviets occupied North Korea -
Sputnik Launched and (the space race)
Who involved-Russians, US
What had happened-When Russians launched Sputnik; the US approved funding for another U.S. Satellite project
How impacted Cold War- Arms race started to increase rapidly. Tensions grew between US and Russia -
U2 spy plane shot down (Francis Gary Powers)
Who involved-US, Soviets
What had happened- US spy plane was shot down after it had been flying over Soviet territory for 4 hours
How impacted Cold War- the USSR made an announcement about the attack to make it seem as though they were more advanced than they were. -
Berlin Wall Goes Up
Who involved-Germany (Berlin), US
What had happened- Kennedy went to a summit meeting to fight for Berlin. He fought for Berlin by threatening to isolate West Berlin. Khrushchev fought back and quickly built a wall.
How impacted Cold War- This affected the Cold War because the tensions grew and the wall and guards surrounding the wall limited East Germans access to the other half of the city -
Cuban Missle Crisis
Who involved-US, Cuba, Soviets
What had happened- Soviets said they would defend Cuba but US said we would not allow presence of Nuclear weapons
How impacted Cold War-Any attack on Cuba would launch an all-out attack with the soviets as well. -
Uprisings in Hunary and Czechoslovakia
Who involved- Soviets, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, East Germany, and Poland
What had happened- Soviet Union had led the Warsaw pact troops in an invasion of Czechoslovakia to crack down on reformists
How impacted Cold War- Both countries didn’t like communism and it began to inspire other countries -
Russia Invades Afghanistan
Who involved-Russia, Afghanistan (Amin)
What had happened- Amin was shot by Russians. Amin was person who wanted Afghanistan more western. New leader needed Russians aid.
How impacted Cold War-This had shown communism started to spread between Cuba, Berlin, Afghanistan, etc.
