Title: What Areas Did Communism Spread To? | The Classroom
Headings: What Areas Did Communism Spread To?
What Areas Did Communism Spread To?
Paris Commune
Soviet Union
Eastern Europe
China and East Asia
Africa and Others

Content: After the U.S. failed to defeat the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam War, communism spread to neighboring Cambodia and Laos in 1975, while North Vietnam conquered the South and established a unified communist Veitnam in 1976. In East Asia Mongolia became communist in 1924 and maintained close ties to the Soviet Union. Africa and Others
The Cold War also saw communism spread to Africa and other parts of the world. South Yemen became a communist state in 1967 after decolonization from the British, the only openly communist state in the Middle East. The Republic of Congo experienced similar turmoil after the French granted them independence in 1960, with a communist party emerging triumphant in 1970. Ethiopia became communist after a military coup in 1974 and support from the USSR, as did its rival Somalia in 1976. The former Portuguese colonies of Angola and Mozambique both experienced civil wars in 1975 when the Portuguese pulled out, and in both countries communists came to power. Finally, Cuba became communist in 1959 after a revolution led by Fidel Castro. Additionally, communist parties have had significant influence in the politics of numerous democratic states, often influencing policy in a socialist direction, as with France under President Francois Mitterrand.