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End of WWII
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Chinese Revolution
This event allowed the founding of the People's Republic of China, that is a communist government.
From the balcony of the Forbidden City in Beijing , Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China . Mao , leader of the Communist Party Chinese, puts an end to years of civil war , between nationalists and communists. The "great helmsman" becomes President of the Central Committee of the government . This event extends the War cold to the Asian continent. -
Beggining of Korean War
North Koreans cross the line of the 38th parallel between their state , communist regime, South Korea's pro-Western regime. The President U.S. Harry Truman convene the Security Council of the UN , taking advantage of the absence of the USSR . He sent his troops, under the command of General Douglas McArthur to support South Korea. North Korea, meanwhile, received the unofficial support of China. The armistice is signed three years later. -
Sputnik Launching
The rocket Soviet R-7 sends the first satellite artificial in the space . Sputnik . This technological achievement is due to the work of Sergei Korolev , dedicated to the design of an intercontinental ballistic missile. It is based on the German work in the building of V2. In cold war, this event is an affront to the United States. The launching of small satellite Sputnik 1 causes the " race to the stars "between the two world powers. -
Fidel Castro takes power in Cuba
The 82 guerrillas of the Cuban revolutionary movement "Movimiento del 26 de julio" led by Fidel Castro (31 years) take Havana and liberate Cuba from the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. Fidel Castro took over the reins of power and his companions in arms , Ernesto "Che" Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos call for general strike. -
U2 spy Plane shut down
The Soviets shot down a U.S. spy plane U-2 flying over the Urals to 19,000 meters of altitude . The driver who took the time to eject is captured by the KGB, the Police Secret of the USSR . The U.S. administration believes that the pilot died, speaks of flight routine. The General Secretary of the Communist Party , Nikita Khrushchev , expected May 7 to reveal the situation and confession driver . The event will cause a break in the process of relaxation. -
Berlin wall construction
On the night of 12 to 13 August 1961, the authorities of the German Democratic Republic ( GDR ) began pouring concrete and barbed wire to reach the line that separates Berlin West and East. Prohibiting the free movement between the two parts of the city, the Soviets want to stop the emigration of citizens is German and economically strangle West Berlin. To condamn this, Us president Kennedy will pronounce his famous speech "Ich bin ein Berliner". -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A U.S. spy plane takes off pictures Cuba . He discovers a Soviet missile base is building a few miles from U.S. shores. The missiles are all right directed to the United States. On 22 October the news is made public when Kennedy organized the blockade of the island and sea launches ultimatum to Khrushchev demanding the removal ramps launch . This event marks the beginning of a serious crisis called the " Cuban Missile Crisis ", where the third war world was narrowly avoided. Finally, Khrushche -
Cuban Missile Crisis part 2
agrees to remove missiles , provided that the Americans do not disembark in Cuba . An emergency line was created right after this issue, it is called "red line" and relies Washinghton to Moscow. -
Prague "spring"
200,000 troops and 5,000 tanks Soviets invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the "Spring of Prague "movement for the democratization of political life. The invasion put an end to the attempt of government Czechoslovak establish a "socialism with a human face." The fights will be 30 dead and over 300 injured. The reforms of the liberal First Secretary Alexander Dubcek will be denied. His successor Gustav Husak will ensure the "normalization" of the country. -
Salt I signed
The United States and the Soviet Union sign the agreements SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, "negotiations on the limitation of weapons strategic ") and thus continue their so-called" Relax "policy. This treatise is organized in two parts: one for anti-ballistic and regulating their location, the number of missile radars , etc., the other on the missile and limiting their number.. -
Rusiian invasion of Afghanistan
In Christmas 1979, the Afghan President, Azifullah Amin, tried to reduce the importance of Muslim tradition within the country and change it for a communist government. Majority of the people were against this.
Muslims Leaders fled the capital not to be found by Amin’s police (that already killed some of the leaders). They created the Mujahdeen that was a group of Muslims in holy mission for god. They still exist today.
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Russian Invasion part 2
They announced they were invited by the president to come in. The 27th of December, 1979, Amin was killed by the Russians and then replaced by Babrak Kamal. The Mujahdeen opposed the Russians a very strong resistance, they knew the mountains and the land they are in, and by 1982, 75% of the Afghan territory was theirs. America stopped exportation of grain, ended the SALT talks and boycotted the Olympic Games (Moscow 1980). American missiles were sold to afghans. -
Berlin Wall Falls
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Collapse of USSR
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) formally ceased to exist on 26 December 1991. On this day, the dissolution of the Soviet Union was finalized by declaration no. 142-H of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union,[1] acknowledging the independence of the twelve republics of the Soviet Union that created the Commonwealth of Independent States. This day ended cold war.
