The death of archduke Francis Ferdinand of Hungary was the initial cause of ww1. However there was a build up to ww1. Countries had new powerful weapons and wanted to capitalise on this. The navy’s of many countries were being expanded. Political disagreements between countries led to increased tensions.
Chinese soldiers
The Chinese soldiers had dispersed over 300,000 soldiers to North Korea as a result of USA failure to honor the 13th parallel agreement. The USA forces were caught unaware and had to tactically withdraw to south Korea, which resulted in the truce and not removal of the communist regime in North Korea.
The spaniards were excited about making a new colony on land that was "Claimed" for them by explorers.
These professors were accused of being communist sympathizers. This resulted in their dismissal from the University of Washington. One of the biggest reasons why this was a big deal was due to the beginning of the Cold War and the start of the second Red Scare.
After World War II, the US and Soviet Union emerged as global superpower. As communism spread throughout Eastern Europe, US citizens were scared that this system would spread to the US. In order to prevent this from happening, institutions all over the country took action against supposed communists, including firing them from their jobs.
