China
Name of the government formed in 1949 under Mao Zedong
People's Republic of China
A national and physical boundary (symbolized by the Berlin Wall) separating the communist East from the democratic West.
Iron Curtain
Technological Rivalry between the United States and the USSR culminated in this astronomical competition.
Space Race
To stop the flow of migrants and assert control, the East German government with Soviet backing, constructed this physical barrier, which became the most iconic and chillling symbol of the Cold War
The Berlin Wall
Mao fostered a cult of personality using this pamphlet.
Little Red Book
NATO
This war was fought from 1950-1953, with involvement and resources from the United States, china, and the USSR as they fought over the country with the '38 parallel.
Korean War
When only the Communist Party has control over the state, with no other political parties involved.
One Party State
This ambitious campaign aimed for rapid industrialization and agricultural collectivization through people's communes. It was a catastrophic failure, resulting in the division of labor from farming; misguided agricultural techniques, and the deadliest famine in human history.
Great Leap Forward
Governments installed to make a buffer zone by the USSR potential future Western invasions.
Satellite States
War fought between the North, led by Ho Chi Minh, and supported by the Soviet Union and China; and the anti-Communist South, backed by the United States
Vietnam War
When the Communist hardliners, desparate to stop the Soviet Union's dissolution and the decentralization of power to the republics, launched this to oust Gorbachev.
1991 Soviet Coup De Tat
Mao's campaignw hich targeted intellectuals, senior officials, and traditional culture, leading to widespread persecution, violence, and deaths.
Cultural Revolution
Trade was reoriented toward the USSR and other communist countries through the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, preventing contact with Western markets and exploiting the satellites for Soviet economic gain. This organization was also called...
COMECON
Triggered by student protests in October 1956, the movement quickly grew into a nationwide revolution against the oppressive Soviet-controlled government led by reformist Imre Nagy.
Hungarian Revolution
Allowed for unprecedented freedom of speech and the press, which exposed the system's failures, corruption, and past atrocities, further undermining the Communist Party's legitimacy.
Glasnost
After being forced to retreat by purges in 1927, the CCP's Red Army embarked on this strategic withdrawl that solidified Mao's leadership and became a symbol of communist perseverence.
The Long March
The international organization which banded together to help spread communism and combat the powers of Capitalism
Warsaw Pact
The period of liberalization in Czechoslovakia was led by Alaxander Dubcek, who sought to create "Socialism with a human face"
Prague Spring
Economic restructuring that decentralized some economic activities but accelerated existing structural weaknesses and led to economic chaos and consumer shortages.
Perestroika