The+Cold+War+in+China+&+Latin+America+in+the+80's+&+90's.+By+Samantha+Lang

The Cold War in China & Latin America in the 80's & 90's The Cold War was the competition that developed after world war II between the United states and the soviet until the collapse of the soviet Union.

Tiananmen Square & Protests: June 4th, 1989 in Beijing tens of thousands of citizens set up a makeshift village (Village contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency). They demanded democratic reform. The government saw this as a threat. After the citizens were denied from their demands they did not leave. The People’s Liberation Army went to Tiananmen Square and brutally crushed supporters, killing hundreds, injuring another 10,000, and arresting hundreds of students and workers. Following the violence, the government conducted widespread arrests, trials, and executions. The government also banned the foreign press; and controlled the Chinese press.

In China a civil war went on between communist and nationalist Chinese (Communists won in 1949). This gave power to the government and unified China. It had successfuly gained independence. The United States considered Communist governments as enemies, so the relationship between China and the U.S. fell apart.

North Korea was aided by the Soviets, giving North Korea an advantage when invading South Korea. Chinese became involved when U.S. military forces approach the Yalu River border. The war went on for 3 years. Eventually the fighting ended with a cease fire but no official ending.

"United States foreign policy introduced at the start of the Cold War, aimed at stopping the spread of Communism and keeping it 'contained' and isolated within its current borders, otherwise the 'domino effect' would occur, where if one nation became Communist, the surrounding ones would follow". The policy of containment by the U.S. allowed Latin America to manipulate the policy to gain economic aid and U.S. support.

Immigration increased during the 80's and 90's media type="custom" key="3902601"
 * **//Decade//** || **//Number of immigrants//** ||
 * 1951–1960...... || 2,515,479 ||
 * 1961–1970...... || 3,321,677 ||
 * 1971–1980...... || 4,493,314 ||
 * 1981–1990...... || 7,338,062 ||
 * 1991–1998...... || 7,605,068 ||

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