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Chinese Revolution
When- 1949
Who- Communist leader Mao Zedong
What-Mao Zedong declared the Making of People’s Republic of China (PRC), It lead to the civil war between the CCP (Chinese Communist party) and the KMT (Nationalist Party or Kumintang)
How - The tension of communism was starting to come to the feelings of the United States, and we realized that communism was becoming stronger
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Korean War (2)
How - It was the first bloody battle that resolved in the lost of many lives in more the democracy and communism side. This fight meant that we meant war, and that we were willing to fight for democracy. It would take us a step further. -
Korean War
When- 1950-1953
Who- North Korea, South Korea, United States
What- a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union. It was primarily the result of the political division of Korea by an agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War at the end of World War II. -
Uprisings in Hungary and Czechoslovakia (2)
How - had gotten the communist party stronger, which made the fight for democracy even harder to concure. -
Uprisings in Hungary and Czechoslovakia
When- 1956 and 1968
Who-Hungary, Czechoslovakia
What-revolutionary actions of Hungary and Czechoslovakiawas, a spontaneous nationwide revolt against the government of the People's Republic of Hungary and its Soviet-imposed policies
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Sputnik launched (and the space race)
When- October 4, 1957, 7:28 PM (1957-1975)
Who- Soviet Union, U.S
What- Soviet’s successfully launched Sputnik into space. Soviet Union and United states racing against each other into space
How- launches of different types of satellites and trying different ways to get to the moon or orbit and it brings a new level of "fighting to win" to war -
U2 spy plane shot down (Francis Gary Powers)
When- 1960
Who- United States, Soviet Union
What- An American U-2 spy plane is shot down while conducting espionage over the Soviet Union. piloted by Francis Gary Powers disappeared while on a flight over Russia.
How- A chagrined Eisenhower had to publicly admit that it was indeed a U.S. spy plane.On May 16, a major summit between the United States, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, and France began in Paris. And America was embarrassed horribly. -
Berlin Wall goes up
When- 1961
Who- United States, France, and Great Britain vs. Soviet Union
What- , the Communist government of the German Democratic Republic (GDR, or East Germany) began to build a barbed wire and concrete "Antifascistischer Schutzwall," or "antifascist bulwark," between East and West Berlin. -
Berlin Wall Goes Up (2)
The official purpose of this Berlin Wall was to keep Western "fascists" from entering East Germany and undermining the socialist state, but it primarily served the objective of stemming mass defections from East to West.
How- To this day, the Berlin Wall remains one of the most powerful and enduring symbols of the Cold War -
Cuban Missile Crisis (2)
When- October 1962
Who- U.S. and Soviet Union
What- President John Kennedy (1917-63) notified Americans about the presence of the missiles, explained his decision to enact a naval blockade around Cuba and made it clear the U.S. was prepared to use military force if necessary to neutralize this perceived threat to national security. Following this news, many people feared the world was on the brink of nuclear war. However, disaster was avoided when the U.S. agreed to Soviet leader Nikita Khrushch -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Nikita Khrushchev's (1894-1971) offer to remove the Cuban missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba. Kennedy also secretly agreed to remove U.S. missiles from Turkey.
How-The Cuban Missile Crisis was one of the few times that the 'rules' of the Cold War were nearly forgotten. Berlin, Korea, Hungaryand Suez - the 'rules' had been followed. But in Cuba this broke down and the Cuban Missile Crisis was the only time when 'hot war' could have broken out. -
Russia invades Afghanistan
When- 1979
Who- Soviet Union and Afghanistan vs. United States
What- Russian officials went into Afghanistan to take control of it’s government because it’s prime minister Hazifullah Amin, was not doing a worthing job. Soviet Union and Amin wanted to make Afganistand communism and the Russians had gone into the country to take better control and make sure that it had turned to communism -
Russia invades Afghanistan (2)
How- Afghanistan hit the world's headlines in 1979. Afghanistan seemed to perfectly summarise the Cold War. From the west's point of view, Berlin, Korea, Hungary and Cuba had shown the way communism wanted to proceed. Afghanistan was a continuation of this.
