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The marshall plan allowed the US to loan money to Europe after World War 2 for Europe rebuild.
Also called European Recovery Program. or ERP for short. -
The organization constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any party outside of NATO.
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Mao establishment of the Peoples Republic of China.
This is when China becomes Communist.
They are still communist to this day. -
Was a war between North Korea and South Korea.
US aided South Korea to try to stop communism.
USSR aided North Korea
Was a kind of tie.
Not a lot of change in borders -
Much like NATO was a mutual defence for nations, all these nations were the communist nations in Europe.
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Fought between North Vietnam, which was supported by communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti-communist countries.
Viet cong very agressive guerrila warfare.
Ended up by North Vietnam annexed by South Vietnam.
Communist party in both North Vietnam and South Vietnam. -
First satalite from earth.
The Soviet Union launched it into low earth orbit. -
Failed attempt to overthrough government in Cuba.
Kennedy had option of using the U.S. Air Force, but decided against it.
Because of that Cuban army won.
Embarrassed the young Kennedy administration, -
Casto becomes leader of Cuba by popular demand.
Makes Cuba Socialist
Makes Cuba one-partied
Castro formed an economic and military alliance with the Soviet Union, and allowed the USSR to put their weapons in Cuba, which caused the Cuban Missel Crisis. -
The Berlin Wall was the division between West Berlin and East Germany.
Symbolic boundary between democracy and Communism during the Cold War -
A 13 day confrentation on which USA on one side and the other side USSR and Cuba.
Thought to be closet part of the cold war to nuclear conflict.
US considered attacking Cuba through land and air. -
Big upset.
USSR defeats USA 51-50. -
"Miricle on Ice"
Big upset.
US defeats USSR -
Symbolizes that Cold war is almost over.
Citizens on both sides of wall broke it down. -
Frustration with the bad economy created huge issues.
One by one the Baltic states start to depart from Moscow until the USSR was no more.
