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World War 2 Ends
The ending of World War 2 and the begining of the cold war. -
The Truman Doctrine
Truman made this and it stated that America must support free people who are resisting attempted subjagation by armed minorities or by outside pressures. -
Policy of Containment
George Kennan argued that a policy of containment was neccessary to keep communism within its exsisting boundries. -
The Marshall Plan
13 Billion to rebuild Europe to prevent the spread of communism. -
Berlin Airlift Begins
The dividing and occupying of Germany. -
NATO is Formed
Countries agreed to provide mutual help if one of them was attacked. -
Mao Zedong Rises to power
Im China Mao Zedong the communist leader, rises to power. -
Nuclear Bomb
The soviet union tests and explodes its first Nuclear Bomb. -
Federal Republic of Germany
Germany seperated into two sections. This one is West Germany. -
German Democratic Republic
Germany seperates into 2 regions. -
Korean War Begins
Tensions rise and the war begins, over how Korea should be governed. -
Sputnik I
The soviet union launched this aircraft into space. -
Stalins Death
The threat of purges dissapeared when he died. -
Korean War Ends
North Korea and South Korea divided and North became communist. -
the Civil Rights movement begins
The civil rights movement began when the supreme court ruled that serperation in schools was illegal. -
Hydrogen Bomb
The soviet union set of their first hydrogen bomb. -
Suez War Begins in Egypt
The Suez Crisis, also named the Tripartite Aggression and the Kadesh Operation, was an invasion of Egypt in late 1956 by Israel, followed by the United Kingdom and France. -
Freedom of Hungary
Imre Nagy delcared Hungary and free nation after a revolution. -
Rome Treaty
France, West Germany, the Benelux Countires and Itay signed it. It created the European Economic Community. -
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro overthrew the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista and set up a soviet supported totalitarian regime in Cuba -
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy became the youngest president. And the first catholic President. -
France Explodes first nuclear bomb
France aquired the technology to explode their first nuclear bomb. -
Berlin Wall
The East German government began building a wall to seperate West Berlin from East berlin. It became a massive barrier. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
Khrushchev began placing missles in Cuba. The United States did not like the so close so they blockade Cuba. -
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, the African rights leader was arrested. -
March on Washington
Led by Martain Luther King Jr., it was a march for equality. -
Assassination
John F. Kennedy was assassinated and Lyndon B. Johnson became president. -
Civil Rights Act
Created the machinery to end segregation and discrimination in public and work places. -
Womens Liberation Movement
A renewed interest in feminism led to women advocating for rights. -
Martin Luther King Assassination
He was assassinated outside his hotel room.
