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Chinese Communist Revolution
It was a social and political resolution it began in 1927. -
invasion of poland
Germany invaded it. It marked the beginning of WW2. German forces launched a blitzkrieg-style attack. -
Battle of stalingrad
the red army beats the German 6th army in a brutal 5 month fight. -
D-day invasion
marked the beginning of the end of WW2. 156,000 allied soldiers landing on beaches. Allied invasion of Norway and France. -
postwar occupation and division of Germany.
Germany was divided into 4 occupied zones. Great Britain in the northwest, France in the southwest, the U.S in the south and the soviet union in the east. -
Atomic Bomb oh Hiroshima
The U.S. ha made 2 atomic bombs for Japan. the first bomb hit Hiroshima witch killed 150,000 people. the second bomb hit Nagasaki witch killed 246,000 people. -
Berlin Blockade and Airlift
Its the pivotal events in the early cold war. The soviet union blockade land access to west berlin. -
Enactment of Marshall Plan
congress overwhelmingly passed the economic act of 1948. since the act congress appropriated $13.3 billion for European recovery. -
Korean war
a conflict fought from 1050-1953 on the Korean peninsula between north and south Korea -
Cuban Revolution
it was a military and political movement that over threw the dictatorship of Fulgencio batista. -
Building the Berlin wall.
built by the east German government in 1961 to physically separate east and west berlin. -
Bay of Pigs invasion
A failed attempt to overthrow Fidel castros Cuban government. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
the united states and the soviet union nearing a potential nuclear war -
Rise of the Palestine Liberation Organization
emerged as significant force in the mid 20th century. -
Overthrow the Allende government in Chile
Augusto Pinochet rose to power overthrowing the domocratically. -
Vietnam war
A conflict between north and south Vietnam and the allies. north Vietnam was supported by the soviets, and the south was supported by the united states. -
Solidarity movement in Poland
was a pivotal force in Poland transition from communism to democracy. -
Soviet war in Afghanistan
A conflict that took place in Democratic Republic. -
Fall of the berlin wall
was a step towards German reunification. -
Fall of the Soviet union
many events made it happen.