Monday- Worked on the project
Tuesday- Worked on the project
Wednesday-
in 1948, the three western controlled zones of Germany's (US, France, UK) were united, and grew in prosperity due to the Marshall Plan
The West wanted the East to rejoin, but Stalin feared it would hurt Soviet security
In June 1948, Stalin decided to try to gain control of West Berlin which was deep
Stalin cut road, rail and canal links with West Berlin, hoping to starve it into submission.
The West responded by airlifting in the necessary supplies to allow west Berlin to survive.
In May 1949, Russia admitted defeat and lifted the blockade
Thursday-
Bay of Pigs- a U.S attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro
We didn't overthrow Castro. It did not go well at all
We did not give air support to the Cuban soldiers trying to overthrow
A Huge embarrassment on President Kennedy
Friday-
Chiang Kai Shek- we supported him because he was anti-communist
Mao Zedong- one of the biggest killers sin history
Culture revolution- making people follow the government for exactly what they want
Great leap forward- Farmers plow the fields, use all of the iron in the fields that you have, make a furnace, and make as much steal as possible.
60,000,000 people died because of Mao Zedong and the Culture revolution and Great Leap Foward
1928-1937
WW2
1946-1950
Mao Zedong and the communists win
Chiang Kai Shek flees to Taiwan
Taiwan is who the US and the United Nations recognizes as China until 1972
Richard Nixon visits China in 1972-Detente
Alien Registration Act of 1940
Made it illegal to advocate the overthrow of the U.S government
Required all non U.S citizens to register with the government
Approximately 215 people were indicted under the legislation, including alleged communists, Anarchists, and fascists
Prosecutions under the ARA, continued until a Supreme Court decision declared law unconstitutional in 1957
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