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In September 1939, German invaded Poland to justify their actions. It was a conflict, as Germany believed Poland was planning with allies. Germany was the one to win the conflict. -
It was a conflict fought on the Eastern Front for the better yet of seven months. Germany and the USSR fought for control over the city Stalingrad at the time. The Soviets were victorious, thus was a turning point in the war. -
It was an invasion of France, which was taken over by the Nazi's. It involves landing 160,000 troops along a 50-mile radius. It was an operation to take back Europe from Germany's control. It was successful. -
The atomic bombs were the last chance of America ending the war. The first bomb was let off in Hiroshima, killing over 30 thousand people instantly. Japan didn't back down after the first bomb, by the next, they surrendered, and therefor ended World War II -
After the war, Germany was split among the allies victorious in the war: the United States, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, and France. This led to a creation of four different zones. -
Shortly beginning after the end of WWII, it lead to the uprising, of the communist-led against the government of the kingdom of Greece. Which failed, as the Greek won. -
It culminated in the establishment of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party's rule. This revolution led by the Chinese Communist Party, more known as CCP. It was a party of victory for their control of the mainland of China -
It was quite the pivotal event before the Cold War. The Soviets blockaded any land access to West Berlin. Allies responded with an aircraft delivering supplies to them by air. It demonstrates their dedication to the city. -
it was enacted to provide foreign aid to Western Europe following up WWII. President Harry Truman signed the ERP, so they could start the Marshal Plan. It was a plan to revive economies in Western Europe to prevent the spread of communism. -
It was a war that heavily impacted Vietnam and the United States. Yet, the US was only heavily involved closer to the end of it. It had consequences that left scars on both countries -
The war was a conflict on the Korean peninsula between North and South Korea. Considered one of the most major proxy wars of the Cold War. It ended with the two being divided. -
Also known as the Hungarian Revolution, was the uprising against the government who was backed by the Soviets. It was followed by students protesting in Budapest. That quickly increased into an even heavier uprising. -
It was socio-political movement that successfully overthrew the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. It was established by a new government that was ran by Fidel Castro in 1959. There was extreme dissatisfaction with the economic equality. -
In 1961, The Berlin wall, which was a symbol of the Cold War then, was build to separate the West and East sides of Berlin. It was a decision made after many East Germans were caught feeling to West Berlin. They were all desperate for better lives. -
It was a failed military landing on the southwestern coast of Cuba. It was an operation backed up by the U.S., in an attempt at overthrowing the current president. Which, it obviously failed. -
It was a 13-day standoff between the U.S. and USSR. It nearly brought the both of them into a nuclear war. It was from seceret bombs within cuba that the Soviets had hidden. -
It was a major conflict war between the Soviet Union and Afghanistan to support the communist government in retaliation towards the resistance movement. It resulted in millions of deaths. -
Also known as the June Fourth incident, happened in Beijing, China. There were democratic protests, The army was deployed into the Tiananmen Square, using force to push them back. Which resulted in multiple casualties, -
The fall of the wall was the first stop towards German reunification. There were political changes and civil unrest put pressure on East Germany to finally loosen up. Which, gave the people more freedom. -
The USSR began to dissolve in late 1991, following with economic hardship, political instability, and the failure of a coup attempt earlier in the year. Gorbachev, a former president, aimed his priorities to rebuilding the economy and political influences.