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truman doctrine.
the truman doctrine was signed by president harry s. truman, doctrine declared that the US must support democracy worldwide & fight against communism. -
north atlantic treaty.
brought NATO into existence, founded by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States -
north korea invades south korea.
begins the korean war. -
greece and turkey join NATO.
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dwight d. eisenhower becomes president.
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jospeh stalin dies.
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warsaw pact.
includes East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union, acts as the Communist military counterpart to NATO. -
john f. kennedy becomes president.
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kennedy is shot.
president john f. kennedy is shot and killed in dallas. vice president lyndon b. johnson takes over. -
south african border war begins.
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richard nixon becomes president.
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announce of attack.
president nixon announced on national television that a massive american-south vietnamese troop offensive into cambodia was in progress -
shooting at kent state.
four people killed, nine injured. national guard opens fire on students protesting at kent state university.
