cold war ( since there was no active engament between the soviets and US )
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Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was a fight between the Greek government, was supported by the US and UK, and communist rebels backed by Yugoslavia, Albania, and Bulgaria. It ended with the government winning, making Greece side with the US and UK during the early Cold War. -
Formation of the eastern bloc
After WW2 the soviets union controled the goverment and eaconmy . THe easter bloc refers to the eastern countires in Europe . -
Berlin Blockade and Airlift
In 1948, the Soviet Union blocked roads to West Berlin, trying to isolate the city. But instead of giving up, the Allies flew in supplies like food and fuel for almost a year. This helped keep West Berlin going and showed that the Allies were determined to support it. -
Enactment of Marshall Plan
The enactment of marshall plan was used to make sure no future wars would happen . The plan helped rebuild the Brithsh . The plan helped thier econmy . -
Postwar occupation and division of Germany
Germany was divided into 4 zones . Each of the zones was controlled by a different countiy . Some zones were ruled better casuing people to change zones . -
Chinese Communist Revolution
The chinese communist revolution is a revolt against the Qing dystanty . The chinese communist revolution establied its place in the repblic . The chinese communist revolution ened the the imperial system . -
Korean war
The korean war was between the demaroctic repbluic of North korea and the repblic of South korea . North Korea was supported Soviets and South korea by the US . -
Vietnam War
Vietnam was fought to prevent the spread of commusim . North Vietnam was communistic , while the south side was trying to fight of commuism . The war ended in 20 years . -
Hungarian uprising
The Hungarian uprising was an attempted country revoultion . The revolution goal was to go against the goverment . The revoultion was caused due to econmic diffucitly . -
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban revolution goal was to over throw the goverment . The miltary and poticial power worked together to achive the goal of overthrowing the goverment . During this revolution there was a coup . -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The bay of pigs was a failed miltary invasion . During the invasion 1500 cuban exiles opposed Castro . The Bay of Pigs was financed by the US. -
Building the Berlin Wall
The building of the Berlin wasll became the symbol for the cold war . The wall seprated differnt sides . Different countries ruled different sides some sides were better than others . -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missle Crisis was a 13 day confirmtation between the Soviets and US. Amercia had missles in Italy and Turkey . Soviets had missles in Cuba . -
Prague Spring
The Prague Spring was a reform . The reform was to grant addtional rights for citzens. The freedoms granted were losseing restirctions of the media -
Soviet War in Afghanistan
Soviets invade to promote the commust goveremnt . The US give weapons to Mujeadean to fight commusim . Overtime the soviets withdrawed . -
Solidarity Movement in Poland
The Soildarity Movement in Poland was an anti authortain movement . During the movement the goverment attempted to destory the union . Civil resetiance was used for fight for social rights . -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
The Tiananmen Square protests, known in China as the June Fourth Incident. Student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square Bejing . Ended on june 4 -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin wall symblozed the lead to end commusim in East Europe . Parts of the wall were destroyed . The fall of the wall helped progress Germany being indepdent . -
Fall of the Soviet Union
The downfall of the Soviet Union was Gorbachev's decision to allow elections with a multi-party system. The soviet union got destablized due to demcorazation .The process was slowed but contrubuited to the downfall of the Soviets . -
9/11 Attacks
On september 11 2001 an terriost attack happened in New York . Two planes crashed into the twin towers . Nine eleven was the worst terriost event in US history .