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Apollo Program
In 1967, the crew of Apollo 1 were killed during a training exercise. This was cause by an electric spark somewhere in the Apollo capsule's 31 miles of wiring. The Apollo program was considered "space race". -
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Vietnam War
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Communists Take Over China
After the Japanese invaded China there was a civil war between Nationalists and Communists, and deciding how China's government should rule. United States aided the Nationalists. But by 1945 communists controlled a lot of northern China. In 1949 the communists leader, Mao Zedong, gained control of the country. -
Iron Curtain Speech
Germany was split into East Germany and West Germany. Soviets controlled the eastern part and half of Berlin. The western parts became the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949. -
Truman Doctrine
They tried to stop communism from spreading by offering money to countries who rejected becoming communists. Turkey and Greece received $400 million. -
Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union keep France, Great Britain and the United States from traveling to their parts Berlin, which was occupied by East Germany. -
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Berlin Airlift
Allied planes took off and landed every three minutes in West Berlin. On 278,000 flights, pilots brought in 2.3 million tons of food, fuel, medicine, and even Christmas gifts to West Berlin. -
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Korean War
North Korea invades South Korea with support from the USSR. South Korea is supported by United Nations. China helps North Korea when South Korea stars to win. Cease fire in 1953 ends fighting between both Koreas, splitting them at the 38th parallel. -
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The Great Leap Foward
Mao Zedong created the five-year plan to expand his success. This included collective farms . The communes were a disaster due to poor planning and inefficiency. Communes falsely reported high production of food to impress Mao, it left them starving -
Cuban Missile Crisis
This was a dangerous confrontation between United States and the Soviet Union. United States found out they had missile in Cuba. This caused a close nuclear conflict. -
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Revolution in Czechoslovakia
Alexander Dubcek, put an end to press censor. The revolution started in Moscow. Invasion of Big Brother, there was a peaceful resistance and government buildings were targeted. Dubcek was not executed. -
Cultural Revolution
The Red Guards plan was to create a society where everyone was equal. Colleges and schools got shut down by them, and in order to be "purified" you had to work everything off. People who resisted were executed or imprisoned. In 1968, Mao ordered th army to stop the Red Guards.
