What two events that took place in 1949 led to Communist gains during the Cold War?
A) creation of the Warsaw Pact and the failed anti-Communist revolution in Hungary
B) North Korea's invasion of South Korea and the Sino-Soviet Treaty between China and the USSR
C) the Communist-led coup in Czechoslovakia and the Soviet blockade of Berlin
D) Soviet acquisition of an atomic bomb and the Communists' takeover of China

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In 1949, two significant events that contributed to Communist gains during the Cold War were the Soviet Union's successful development of an atomic bomb, which ended the United States' monopoly on nuclear weapons, and the victory of the Communists in the Chinese Civil War, leading to the establishment of the People's Republic of China. These events significantly altered the global balance of power in favor of the Communist bloc.

What Two Events That Took Place in 1949 Led to Communist