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buta Khan destroyed major cities like Kiev and Vladimir, leading to two centuries of mongol rule
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when Ivan was crowned ruler of russia, he expanded eastwards and strengthened the Russian Orthodox church
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peter the great founded the city on the Neva river, establishing a "window to the west"
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tsar Alexander abolished serfdom, freeing millions of peasants, reforming the social construct.
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the February revolution, followed by the October revolution, where Lenin and Bolshevik took power.
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the USSR was established, creating the worlds first communist state and initiating decades of centrally planned economic expansion
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the Soviet unions victory over Nazi Germany established the USSR as a global superpower
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the ussr divided the peninsula at the 38th parallel. -
Douglas macarthur led a landing on inchon. -
chinese troops caused retreat of un -
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north Korea launched a massive surprise invasion of south korea -
the un passed the invasion. -
un troops crossed into North korea. -
Truman fired him after disagreeing with the "limited war" policy -
UN forces halted a massive Chinese offensive, -
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In 1954 there was a series of documents signed at the end of the first Indochina War that divided Vietnam.
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the launch of the first artificial satellite placed the Soviet union ahead in the space race.
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In 1964 US destroyers were allegedly in a confrontation with North Vietnam.
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a sustained US bombing campaign against North Vietnam.
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the landing of the first US combat troops.
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the first major battle between the US and North Vietnam.
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Viet Cong launched a coordinated attack at south Vietnam
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US soldier, known as Charlie Company, killed between 340 - 500 unarmed civilians.
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An agreement that the US, Viet Cong, North, and south Vietnam signed.
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This marked the end of US involvement in Vietnam.
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North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon.
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following the failed coup and economic fall, Gorbachev reforms lead to the dissolution of the USSR, establishing the Russian Federation
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Putin centralized power, reasserted Russian authority, and engaged in minor geopolitical actions including the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.