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Chinese revolution
During World War II, the Nationalists and Communists parties of China were in an alliance against fascist forces, such as Japanese forces and they’re supporters. When WW2 ended an all-out war between these two forces resumed. The Soviet Union provided little aid to the communists while the United States assisted the Nationalists with hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of military supplies and equipment, and also the airlifting of many Nationalist to Manchuria, a Nationalist-controlled area, -
The Korean War
The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), supported by China and the Soviet Union. After Japan surrendered in September 1945, American administrators divided the peninsula along the 38th parallel, with U.S. military forces occupying the southern half and Soviet military forces occupying the northern half. After failing to hold elections, the nort -
Uprisings in Hungary and Czechoslovakia
The uprising in Hungary and Czechoslovakia, lasting from 23 October until 10 November 1956, was a spontaneous nationwide revolt against the government of the People's Republic of Hungary and its Soviet-imposed policies,. The revolt started as a student demonstration, but quickly turned into disorder and violence erupting throughout Hungary. After announcing a willingness to negotiate a withdrawal of Soviet forces, the Politburo changed its mind and moved to crush the revolution. On 4 November, a -
The Space Race and launch of Sputnik
The space race was a competition between the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US) during the mid-to-late 20th century. Because of the Cold War rivalry, the two nations focused on being the first nation in space exploration, which seemed as necessary for national security and symbolic of technological and ideological superiority. This rivalry pioneered the launch of satellites such as Sputnik 1 artificial satellite on 4 October 1957 and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in July 1975. -
U2 spy plane shot down
On May 1, 1960, during the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower, a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. After first denying the planes purpose and mission, the U.S. was later forced to admit that its role as a surveillance aircraft when the soviets produced the intact remains and surviving pilot Francis Gary Powers who was taken as a prisoner of war. It was a huge embarrassment to the United States. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was constructed by the German Democratic Republic on 13 August 1961, as a barrier which included towers and large concrete walls to cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany. It was built to protect its population from fascist elements and prevent the massive emigration. In 1989, a series of radical political changes occurred in the Eastern Bloc, associated with the liberalization of the Eastern Bloc's from the Soviet governments. After several weeks of civil unrest, the -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban missile crisis was a 13-day confrontation in October 1962 between the Soviet Union and Cuba against United States. This event known as the closes the Cold War came to becoming a nuclear conflict After the US had placed nuclear missiles in Turkey, aimed at Moscow, Nikita Khrushchev proposed the idea of placing Soviet nuclear missiles on Cuba to deter any future invasion attempt. In July Khrushchev and Fidel Castro, reached an agreement to construct several missile sites in the late summ -
Russia invades Afghanistan
The Soviet war in Afghanistan was fought between Soviet-led Afghan forces against multi-national insurgent groups called the Mujahedeen, composed of the Peshawar Seven and the Tehran Eight. The Peshawar Seven insurgents received military training in neighboring Pakistan and China, as well as weapons and billions of dollars from the United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and other countries. The Shia groups of Tehran Eight alliance were supported by the Islamic Republic of Iran. The nine ye
