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Tiananmen Square
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A large city square in the center of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen Gate (Gate of Heavenly Peace) located to its North, separating it frosm the Forbidden City. Unlike the other gates in Beijing, such as the Tiananmen and the Qianmen, this was a purely ceremonial gateway, with three arches but no rampart. -
Joseph Stalin
The leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. Under Joseph Stalin's rule, the concept of "socialism in one country" became a central tenet of Soviet society. He replaced the New Economic Policy introduced by Lenin in the early 1920s with a highly centralised command economy, launching a period of industrialization and collectivization, He was also the first Hitler, of sorts. -
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnamese communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. He was a key figure in the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, as well as the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Việt Cộng (NLF or VC) during the Vietnam War. -
Nikita Khrushcev
He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964 Khrushchev led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War -
Brezhnev, Leonid
Succesor of Krushev as the Soviet Union Presidention Prime Minister, (aka DICTATOR) He was historically significant because he was pro restaliazation. -
Peoples Republic of China
The Peoples Republic of China is just the long name for China. The establishment of the Peoples Republic of China brought the end of imperal China. -
Boris Yeltsin
A Russian politician and the first President of the Russian Federation. First Presedent of Russia -
Mikhail Gorbachev
President of the Soviet Union from 1988 until its dissolution in 1991 Served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991, and as the first president of the Soviet Union -
United Nations
Was first used in the Declaration by United Nations, during the Second World War, when representatives of 26 nations pledged their Governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers. The states established international organizations to cooperate on specific matters, such as the International Telecommunication Union, the International Telegraph Union, and the Universal Postal Union. -
Lech Walesa (Including the Solidarity Movement in Polan)
A Polish politician, trade-union organizer, and human-rights activist. A charismatic leader, he co-founded Solidarity (Solidarność), the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, and served as President of Poland between 1990 and 1995. -
Truman Doctrine
An international relati.ns policy set forth by the U.S. President Harry Truman. The document stated that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent them from falling into the Soviet sphere -
The Marshall Plan
The American program to aid Europe. The United States gave economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism -
European Economic Cooperation
The OECD's roots come from the marshal plan and it called for democracy. Its historical significance is that it caused much of Euope to become democratic. -
The Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was caused by they Berlin Blockade; It was when the Allies flew in supplies to the people of West Berlin for more than a year, The Berlin Airlift was historically significant because it forced the Soviets to stop the blockade but deepened tensions. -
North Atlanric Treaty Organization
An intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty The organization constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.#alliances -
The Korean War
A war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union. It prevented South Korea from become comunist. -
Vladimir Putin
The President of Russia since 7 May 2012. -
Explosion of the First Hydrogen Bomb
The Explosion of the First Hydrogen Bomb was is the Pacific. It's historical sgnificance was that it gave the US a lead in the arms race. -
KGB (Committee for State Security)
The main security agency for the Soviet Union. Its main functions were foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, operative-investigatory activities, guarding the State Border of the USSR, guarding the leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Soviet Government, organization and ensuring of government communications as well as fight against nationalism, dissent, and anti-Soviet activities. -
The Geneva Accords
The Geveva Accords a plan concerning Indochina and Vietnam.That separated Indochina into two zones. Although presented as a consensus view, this document was not accepted by the delegates of either South Vietnam or the United States. In addition, three separate ceasefire accords, covering Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, were signed at the conference. -
Warsaw Pact
Amutual defense treaty between eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War.The Warsaw Pact was the military complement to the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, the regional economic organization for the communist states of Central and Eastern Europe. The Warsaw Pact was in part a Soviet military reaction to the integration of West Germany into NATO. -
Sputnik
An artificial Earth satellite. It was a 585 mm diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennae to broadcast radio pulses. Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. -
The Berlin Wall (Built)
The Berlin Wall was a literal wall that stopped people from escaping the communist east side of berlin. it was historically significant because it caused the Berlin Airlift and caused distrust of the Soviet people towards their communist Government. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
The Cuban Missle Crisis lasted for 13 days when Russia placed missles in Cuba, where Cuba could have potententially destroyed the whole East Coast. The historical significance of the Cuban Missle Crisis is that it was severly close to home, Russia had finally made it across the Atlantic. -
Tet Offensive
A military campaign during the Vietnam War. The communists attacked when there was an agreement to "cease fire" during the Tet Lunar New Year celebrations. -
Helsinki Accords
Thirty-three states, including the USA, Canada, and most European states except Albania and Andorra, signed the declaration in an attempt to improve relations between the Communist bloc and the West. The Helsinki Accords were not binding as they did not have treaty status. -
Iranian Hostage Crisis
A diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States. President Carter called the hostages "victims of terrorism and anarchy," adding that "the United States will not yield to blackmail." -
Russian Invasion of Afghanistan
Fought between Soviet-led Afghan forces against multi-national insurgent groups called the Mujahideen. The insurgents received military training in neighboring Pakistan and China, as well as billions of dollars from the United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and other countries. The decade-long war resulted in millions of Afghans fleeing their country, mostly to Pakistan and Iran. Hundreds of thousands of Afghan civilians were killed in addition to the participants in the war. -
Moscow Olympics
An international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. Led by the United States, 65 countries boycotted the games because of the Soviet war in Afghanistan. -
1984 Summer Olympics
An international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984. In response to the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, 14 Eastern Bloc countries including the Soviet Union, Cuba and East Germany (but not Romania) boycotted the Games. -
Chernobyl (Disaster)
Chernobyl was a power plant. The Disaster was historically significant because it exposed people, crops, and animals to deadly radiation over a wide area. -
The Berlin Wall (Decontruction)
The desconstruction of the Berlin Wall was the ....deconstruction of the Berlin wall....um yah, that's all. The historical significance of the deconstruction of the Berlin Wall is that the West Berliners were free and it showed how much better capitalism is than communism. -
End of the USSR
The End of the USSR was when Russia went from the Soviet Union to the Russia. The historical significance of the end of the USSR is that it made the US the only super power and also was basically the end of communism. -
Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain is a natural boundary that separated communism from, well, not communism. The Iron Curtain symbolized the ideological conflict and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas -
Vietnam
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fficially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. The Vietnamese became independent from Imperial China in 938 AD, following the Battle of Bạch Đằng River.
