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A War So Cold It Was No Longer Microwaveable

By historystudent29

  • Potsdam Conference

    Potsdam Conference
    The Big Three (Stalin, Truman, and Churchill) meet to discuss what is to be done with post-war Germany. It's decided that Germany was to be demilitarized. Also, Germany is split into 4 sections, each one controlled by one of the Allies. Berlin is split as well, so as to ensure Russia does not have complete control over the country's capitol.

  • The Hollywood Ten

    The Hollywood Ten
    A group of Hollywood actors denounces HUAC and goes to jail, as a way of sticking up for those who were unjustly persecuted during the Red Scare. They were also blacklisted from Hollywood.

  • The Truman Doctrine

    The Truman Doctrine
    The Truman Doctrine promised aide in any available and feasible form to democratic nations that face the threat of a communist upheaval of the current institution of government.

  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan
    An American initiative which granted $12 billion to go toward rebuilding war-torn Western Europe after the end of World War II.

  • NATO

    NATO
    The North-Atlantic Treaty Organization is an international organization whose purpose is to keep international peace. It was originally formed in 1949

  • The Korean War

    The Korean War
    The Korean War began when the communist North Korea invaded the democratic South Korea. United States troops were quick to help. It lasted until 1953, not long General Douglas MacArthur was fired for insubordination. From that point on, there was a solid border at the 38th parallel separating North and South Korea.

  • Army-McCarthy hearings

    Army-McCarthy hearings
    Senator McCarthy's reign of terror comes to an end after false accusations against the United States Army are discredited on national television. His career ends, and he would soon die at the age of 48 due to complications with his heart.

  • U2 Incident

    U2 Incident
    Russia announces that an American spy plane was shot down in Russian airspace. America denies any knowledge of the plane being ordered or allowed in Russian airspace. Tensions between the nations grow.

  • The Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War
    The 19 year war between North and South Vietnam. The US was heavily involved in the conflict and suffered heavy casualties. The US would eventually withdraw from the region in 1973 (in compliance with the Paris Peace Accords), and the war came to an end on April 30th, 1975, resulting in the entire region becoming lost to communism.

  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Fall of the Berlin Wall
    Demolition of the wall began on November 6th, 1989, and was completed two years later. The fall of the wall symbolized the reunification of Germany and the end of the Cold War.