1. To rebuild the Western Europe after World War II they started a loan program. It was named the Marshall Plan and under it factories were rebuilt, coal mines were reopened, and road repairs.
2. The Soviet Union closed off Berlin because they it would hoped it would force the Western powers to leave the city.
3. Castro launched an unsuccessful revolution in cuba against dictator Flugencio Batista. Then in 1959 Castro tried and finally succeeded. He promised his people free elections and social and economic reforms in Cuba but didn't follow through.
4. He ordered the Cultural Revolution because he feared that the Chinese had lost their revolutionary spirit. So he carried out purges or removals of undesirable members of the communist party. He also purged the country's intellectuals.
5. One million Chinese people, mostly students stood out in the square for seven weeks and demanded democracy.
6. African Americans now are facing farming problems, food shortages, and children aren't receiving education.
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