Castro does not say that Cuba is communist, but Cuba becomes an ally of the Soviet Union. The United States will eventually join the war in Vietnam to try and stop the spread of communism.įidel Castro becomes the president of Cuba after a revolution that overthrows Fulgencio Batista. Nikita Khrushchev becomes the leader of the Communist Party and his rival, Lavrentiy Beria, is executed three months later.Ĭommunist North Vietnam invades South Vietnam, which is not communist. Nikita Khrushchev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union.Īfter Joseph Stalin died on March 5, 1953, there was a fight to see who the next leader of Russia would be. The country is still divided, though, and North Korea remains communist. North and South Korea agree to end fighting in the war. They were executed for giving secrets to the Soviet Union about the atomic bomb. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are accused of being Russian spies. gets involved in the war to try and stop the spread of communism. Korea invades South Korea, starting the Korean War. In addition to the U.S., there are now two countries in the world with nuclear weapons. The Soviet Union successfully tests its first atomic bomb, which the U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy is the man behind the accusations and is responsible for hurting the careers of many innocent people who could not get jobs after being accused. are accused of being a communist for no reason. The country is divided and East Germany is controlled by the Soviet Union and made a communist nation.Ĭelebrities are accused of being a member of the Communist Party. The United States and the Soviet Union attend the Yalta Conference after World War II to discuss what to do with Germany. World War II allies attend the Yalta Conference.
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