https://padlet.com/minorwoodco/bc3wi3ew2uzaajjo en-us 2023-03-08 14:15:14 UTC 2026-01-18 11:30:09 UTC hello@padlet.com bpotts25 https://padlet.com/minorwoodco/bc3wi3ew2uzaajjo/wish/2508673169 1950-1953: Korean War: North Korea invaded South Korea, and the US intervened to protect South Korea.]]> 2023-03-08 14:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/minorwoodco/bc3wi3ew2uzaajjo/wish/2508673169 bpotts25 https://padlet.com/minorwoodco/bc3wi3ew2uzaajjo/wish/2508676879 1953-1959: Cuban Revolution- Cubans tried to overthrow their government. US got involved because the Cubans had an alliance with the Soviet Union and they intervened because of the fear of the Cuban missile crisis. ]]> 2023-03-08 14:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/minorwoodco/bc3wi3ew2uzaajjo/wish/2508676879 bpotts25 https://padlet.com/minorwoodco/bc3wi3ew2uzaajjo/wish/2508679606 1955-1975: Vietnam War- North (communist) and South (did't want communist) Vietnam. The US intervened to prevent the spread of communism. ]]> 2023-03-08 14:27:01 UTC https://padlet.com/minorwoodco/bc3wi3ew2uzaajjo/wish/2508679606 bpotts25 https://padlet.com/minorwoodco/bc3wi3ew2uzaajjo/wish/2508683040 1963-1965: Congo Crisis- Political unrest in the Congo. Started with Congo becoming an independent nation from Belgium, and then they were ruled by a dictator named Lumumba. US intervened because they wanted to replace him with someone who had more western ideologies by providing financial support.]]> 2023-03-08 14:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/minorwoodco/bc3wi3ew2uzaajjo/wish/2508683040 bpotts25 https://padlet.com/minorwoodco/bc3wi3ew2uzaajjo/wish/2508692898 1973: Chilean Coup d'état- A military coup removed him,President Salvador Allende, from office. He was a Marxist. The US intervened because they were afraid that if they did not intervene, he would make the country a socialist nation and the US wanted to protect their investments. ]]> 2023-03-08 14:34:55 UTC https://padlet.com/minorwoodco/bc3wi3ew2uzaajjo/wish/2508692898 bpotts25 https://padlet.com/minorwoodco/bc3wi3ew2uzaajjo/wish/2508695729 1961-1990: Nicaraguan Revolution-Dictatorship. This small country wanted to be liberated from harsh powers, but the US intervened by helping them fight the dictatorship. They did this by separating them, providing support, and they made sure that they were politically stable. ]]> 2023-03-08 14:36:32 UTC https://padlet.com/minorwoodco/bc3wi3ew2uzaajjo/wish/2508695729 bpotts25 https://padlet.com/minorwoodco/bc3wi3ew2uzaajjo/wish/2508699472 1975-2002: Angola- Nation that was heavily fought during the Cold War, and was ruled by MPLA (popular movement for the liberation of Angola). This movement was the ruling power of the nation and had Soviet ideologies. During this time, the US feared the spread of communism and they had Angola oil sectors. To protect their investments, they intervened. ]]> 2023-03-08 14:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/minorwoodco/bc3wi3ew2uzaajjo/wish/2508699472 bpotts25 https://padlet.com/minorwoodco/bc3wi3ew2uzaajjo/wish/2508702529 1973-1990 Armed Resistance in Chile- Gusto created a dictatorship. US intervened through that because they were scared that Chile would turn into a Socialist country and come closer to the Soviet Union, and they would lose their investments. ]]> 2023-03-08 14:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/minorwoodco/bc3wi3ew2uzaajjo/wish/2508702529 bpotts25 https://padlet.com/minorwoodco/bc3wi3ew2uzaajjo/wish/2508710752 1979-1989: Soviet-Afghan War-Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan and they fought with them that led to terrorism between countries/ places. Made Laden rise to power. US intervened so they could protect their power and their investments would not leave.]]> 2023-03-08 14:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/minorwoodco/bc3wi3ew2uzaajjo/wish/2508710752