1. 1949 China falls to Communism
Mao Tse-tung Leads a communist revolution over the nationalist Chaing Kai- shek.

2. Communist China and the Threat of Communism
Soviet Union
China
Soviet Union
China comprised 1/3 of the worlds population.
balance of power between communist and non-communist powers shifts away from the U.S. towards Soviets

3. 1950 North Korea Invades South Korea
North Korean army invades South Korea.
U.S. And U.N. Come to the aid of South Koreans.

4. 1952 The Soviets explode a Hydrogen Bomb
Stalin and the Soviet Union develop a hydrogen bomb
heightens the anxiety the U.S. has about the cold war.

5. 1953 Korean war ends after Stalin dies

6. 1954 Dien Bien Phu

7. 1957 Sputnik
Soviets beat us to space when they launch their first satellite into orbit.
Space Race begins

8. 1959 Cuban Revolution

9. 1960 The U-2 Affair

10. 1961 Bay of Pigs

11. 1961 Berlin Wall

12. 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis

13. 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

14. 1967 Six Day War

15. 1968 Prague Spring

16. 1969 SALT
The first phase of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks begins in Helsinki Finland.

17. 1972 Nixon Visits China

18. 1975 Cambodia

19. 1979 Afghanistan

20. 1980 Solidarity

21. 1983 Star Wars

22. 1985 Gorbachev comes to Power

23. 1987 INF Treaty

24. 1989 Berlin Wall Falls

25. 1991 Soviet Union Collapses