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Fall of the Soviet Union March 11, 1990 – December 25, 1991

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Fall of the Soviet Union March 11, 1990 – December 25, 1991

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The collapse of the Soviet Union started in the late 1980s and was complete when the country broke up into 15 independent states on December 25, 1991. This signaled the end of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States. Mikhail Gorbachev was elected General Secretary of the Soviet Union in 1985. When the Soviet Union's oil and gas revenue dropped dramatically, the USSR began to lose its hold on Eastern Europe. Meanwhile, Gorbachev's reforms were slow to bear fruit and did more to hasten the collapse of the Soviet Union than to help it. On December 25, Gorbachev resigned as leader of the USSR. Gorbachev was responsible for the collapse of the soviet empire to a point. In 1985 when he came to power, he realized that the soviet economy was devastated and facing many problems with communism making the situation much worse. Gorbachev realized that reforms were needed to stabilize the economy.

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Fall of the Berlin Wall November 9, 1989

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Fall of the Berlin Wall November 9, 1989

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As the Cold War began to thaw across Eastern Europe, the spokesman for East Berlin's Communist Party announced a change in his city's relations with the West. Starting at midnight that day, he said, citizens of the GDR were free to cross the country's borders.The wall symbolized the lack of freedom under communism. It symbolized the Cold War and divide between the communist Soviet bloc and the western democratic, capitalist bloc. Professor Stein: Berlin was on the front line in the Cold War struggle between the superpowers The fall of the Berlin Wall. The shredding of the Iron Curtain. The end of the Cold War. When Mikhail Gorbachev assumed the reins of power in the Soviet Union in 1985, no one predicted the revolution he would bring.

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Tienanmen Square Massacre April 15, 1989 – June 4, 1989

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Tienanmen Square Massacre April 15, 1989 – June 4, 1989

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The protests were forcibly suppressed after Chinese Premier Li Peng declared martial law. In what became known in the West as the Tienanmen Square Massacre, troops with automatic rifles and tanks fired at the demonstrators trying to block the military's advance towards Tienanmen Square.The protests of 1989 were organised by groups of students, intellectuals and labor activists. There was no common cause or leadership in the protests. However, most protesters did not like the way the Communist party of China ran the economy. Some people also wanted a change towards more democracy. There were other protests on There was no common cause or leadership in the protests. However, most protesters did not like the way the Communist party of China ran the economy.

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Cuban Missile Crisis October 16, 1962 – October 28, 1962

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Cuban Missile Crisis October 16, 1962 – October 28, 1962

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Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict. The overall cause of the Cuban Missile Crisis was the Cold War conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. There are other causes, but they all stem from this cause. Because the US feared the USSR, it placed nuclear missiles in Europe that could hit the Soviet Union. It happened when the Soviet Union (USSR) began building missile sites in Cuba in 1962. Together with the earlier Berlin Blockade, this crisis is seen as one of the most important confrontations of the Cold War.

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Building of the Berlin Wall August 13, 1961

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Building of the Berlin Wall August 13, 1961

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During the early years of the Cold War, West Berlin was a geographical loophole where thousands of East Germans fled to the democratic West. In response, the Communist East German authorities built a wall that totally encircled West Berlin. It was thrown up overnight, on 13 August 1961. In an effort to stem the tide of refugees attempting to leave East Berlin, the communist government of East Germany begins building the Berlin Wall to divide East and West Berlin. Construction of the wall caused a short-term crisis in U.S.-Soviet bloc relations, and the wall itself came to symbolize the Cold War. The Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall separating communist East Germany from democratic West Germany because the fence they erected was not doing its job. Yes, it started as a fence and over time became a wall. The Soviet Union's official reason was that it wanted its borders identified, and to guard against intruders.

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Vietnam War November 1, 1955 – April 30, 1975

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Vietnam War November 1, 1955 – April 30, 1975

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The Vietnam War is the commonly used name for the Second Indochina War, 1954–1975. In 1973 a “third”Vietnam war began a continuation, actually between North and South Vietnam but without significant U.S. involvement. It ended with communist victory in April 1975.The U.S. government viewed its involvement in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam. This was part of the domino theory of a wider containment policy, with the stated aim of stopping the spread of communism.

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Cuban Revolution July 26, 1953 – January 1, 1959

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Cuban Revolution July 26, 1953 – January 1, 1959

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The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt led by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement. It was against the government of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. The revolt took place between 1953 and 1959. ... He was replaced by a revolutionary government led by Castro. The Cuban Revolution was a turning point in recent history. Because of Castro, Cuba became an important player in the global power of the Soviet Union and the severity of the Cold War. His status as dictator is highly opposed by many nations because of the violations of human rights practiced under his rule.

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World War II divided Korea into a Communist, northern half and an American-occupied southern half, divided at the 38th parallel. The Korean War (1950-1953) began when the North Korean Communist army crossed the 38th Parallel and invaded non-Communist South Korea. This Chinese army attacked the US/UN/ROK forces. America had slashed its military budget after the end of World War II and was short both men and equipment. On June 25, 1950, the Korean War began when North Korea, supported by the Soviet Union and China, invaded South Korea, which was supported by the United States. General MacArthur, leader of the United Nations forces, drove the North Koreans back across the divide, yet encountered a Chinese invasion.

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Chinese Communist Revolution October 1, 1949

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Chinese Communist Revolution October 1, 1949

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Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People’s Republic of China. The announcement ended the costly full-scale civil war between the Chinese Communist Party and the Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang , which broke out immediately following World War II and had been preceded by on and off conflict between the two sides since the 1920’s. The creation of the PRC also completed the long process of governmental upheaval in China begun by the Revolution. The “fall” of mainland China to communism in 1949 led the United States to suspend diplomatic ties with the PRC for decades.

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Enactment of Marshall Plan April 3, 1948

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Enactment of Marshall Plan April 3, 1948

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The Marshall Plan was a U.S. program providing aid to Western Europe following the devastation of World War II. It was enacted in 1948 and provided more than $15 billion to help finance rebuilding efforts on the continent. The brainchild of U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall, for whom it was named, it was crafted as a four-year plan to reconstruct cities, industries and infrastructure heavily damaged during the war and to remove trade barriers between European neighbors.

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Berlin Blockade And Airlift June 24 1948 – May 12 1949

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Berlin Blockade And Airlift June 24 1948 – May 12 1949

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After World War II, Allies partitioned the defeated Germany into a Soviet-occupied zone, an American-occupied zone, a British-occupied zone and a French-occupied zone. Berlin, the German capital city, was located deep in the Soviet zone, but it was also divided into four sections. In June 1948, the Russians–who wanted Berlin all for themselves closed all highways, railroads and canals from western-occupied Germany into western-occupied Berlin. Instead of retreating from West Berlin, however, the U.S. and its allies decided to supply their sectors of the city from the air. This effort, known as the “Berlin Airlift,” lasted for more than a year and carried more than 2.3 million tons of cargo into West Berlin.

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Postwar Occupation and Division of Germany May 8, 1945

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Postwar Occupation and Division of Germany May 8, 1945

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After the defeat of Japan in World War II, the United States led the Allies in the occupation of the Japanese state. Between 1945 and 1952, the U.S. occupying forces, led by General Douglas A. MacArthur, enacted widespread military, political, economic, and social reforms. Germany was divided into four zones under the control of the United States, Britain, France and the former Soviet Union. The division, nevertheless, was provisional. For the Western Powers, the economic reconstruction of Germany was given priority

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Formation of the Eastern Bloc May 14, 1955

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Formation of the Eastern Bloc May 14, 1955

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The Eastern Bloc is a term for the former puppet countries and colonies in Central and Eastern Europe. This generally surrounded the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact. The Eastern Bloc was formed during the Second World War as a unified force led by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). Its intention was to fight Nazi Germany. However, after the war, the Union lacked a common goal. The countries of the Eastern Bloc were across eastern and central Europe and The Soviet Union, Poland, East Germany, Albania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Romania, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary.