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The Spread of Communism Outside Europe - Overview

The Spread of Communism Outside Europe - Overview

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  • Cold War Communism Spread 1945-1991
    • Asia
      • China
        • 1949 Communist victory
        • Tibet occupied 1951
      • Korea
        • Divided 1945
        • War 1950-1953
        • Remained divided
      • Vietnam
        • French War 1946-1954
        • American War 1961-1975
        • United under communism
      • Cuba
        • Revolution 1959
        • Missile Crisis 1962
        • USSR dependent
    • Americas
      • Cuba
        • Castro takeover
        • US embargo
        • Strategic importance
      • Chile
        • Allende 1970-1973
        • Democratic experiment
        • CIA-backed coup
    • Cold War Effects
      • US Interventions
        • Korea military
        • Cuba covert
        • Vietnam massive war
        • CIA operations
      • Soviet Responses
        • Korean War troops
        • Cuban missile crisis
        • Vietnamese aid
        • Afghanistan invasion
      • Détente Period
        • 1970s relaxation
        • SALT treaties
        • Helsinki Agreement
        • 1979 setback
    • End of Cold War
      • Gorbachev reform
        • Glasnost openness
        • Perestroika restructuring
      • Eastern Europe collapse
        • Poland 1989
        • Berlin Wall falls
        • Germany reunifies
      • Soviet Union dissolution
        • 1991 USSR splits
        • Communism ends
        • New international order

Chronological Timeline: Spread of Communism and Cold War Events (1917–1991)

Chronological Timeline: Spread of Communism and Cold War Events (1917–1991)

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  • 1917
    • Russian Revolution - First Communist State
  • 1921
    • Chinese Communist Party Formed
  • 1945
    • Korea Divided at 38th Parallel
  • 1949
    • Mao Wins Chinese Civil War - PRC Proclaimed
  • 1950
    • Korean War Begins - North Invades South
  • 1953
    • Korean War Ceasefire at Panmunjom
  • 1954
    • Geneva Agreement - Vietnam Divided at 17th Parallel
  • 1959
    • Castro Takes Power in Cuba
  • 1961
    • Bay of Pigs Invasion Fails
  • 1962
    • Cuban Missile Crisis - World on Nuclear Brink
  • 1968
    • Tet Offensive and My Lai Massacre in Vietnam
  • 1970
    • Allende Elected in Chile
  • 1972
    • SALT I Signed - Nixon Visits China
  • 1973
    • Vietnam Ceasefire - Allende Overthrown
  • 1975
    • Saigon Falls - Vietnam Unified Under Communism
  • 1979
    • USSR Invades Afghanistan
  • 1987
    • INF Treaty Signed by Reagan and Gorbachev
  • 1989
    • Berlin Wall Falls - Communism Collapses in Eastern Europe
  • 1991
    • USSR Dissolves - Cold War Ends

Timeline of Communist Expansion and Cold War Events (1917-1991)

Timeline of Communist Expansion and Cold War Events (1917-1991)

The map in words

  • 1917
    • Russian Revolution establishes first communist state
  • 1921
    • Chinese Communist Party formed
  • 1949
    • Mao Zedong defeats Chiang Kai-shek; PRC established
  • 1950-1953
    • Korean War; North Korea invades; UN intervenes
  • 1954
    • French defeated in Vietnam; country divided at 17th parallel
  • 1959
    • Fidel Castro comes to power in Cuba
  • 1961-1973
    • Vietnam War; US escalates involvement then withdraws
  • 1970
    • Salvador Allende elected president of Chile
  • 1973
    • Pinochet coup overthrows Allende; US supports military dictatorship
  • 1975
    • Communist victory in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia; Allende dies
  • 1979
    • Cuban Missile Crisis aftermath; US-USSR tensions remain high
  • 1985-1991
    • Gorbachev leadership; détente intensifies; Cold War ends
  • 1989
    • Berlin Wall falls; Eastern European communism collapses
  • 1991
    • Soviet Union dissolves; Cold War officially ends

The spread of communism outside Europe and its effects on international relations

The spread of communism outside Europe and its effects on international relations

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  • The spread of communism outside Europe and its effects on international relations
    • Spread of communism in Asia
    • Spread of communism in the Americas
    • Spread of communism in Africa
    • Cold War strategies
    • Major conflicts in Korea and Vietnam
    • Detente and superpower diplomacy
    • Collapse of communism

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Key topics in The spread of communism outside Europe and its effects on international relations include Spread of communism in Asia, Cuba and the spread of revolution, Vietnam and American intervention, Chile and democratic Marxism. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the ICSE Class 12 board exam.
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