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House Un-American Activities Committee
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McCarthy Trials
featured testimony by former Communist Party members -
End of WWll
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Chruchhill's Iron Curtain Speech
He condemns the Soviet Union's policies in Europe. -
Chinese Civil War
a failed state in which numerous domestic political and military factions are vying for power -
Rosenburg Execution
the Court was called back into special session to dispose of Douglas' stay -
Marshall Plan
he large-scale American program to aid Europe -
Berlin Airlift
one of the first major international crises of the Cold War and the first resulting in casualties. -
Hungarian Revolt of 1956
a spontaneous nationwide revolt against the government -
Cuban Revolution of 1959
began with the failed attack on the. Moncada Barracks, and ended in triumph with the ousting of dictator Fulgencio Batista. -
U2 Incident
Papers relating to the shooting down of an unarmed American civilian aircraft over the Soviet Union. -
Creation of Berlin Wall
an elaborate political police apparatus -
Cuban Missile Crisis
the closest the world ever came to nuclear war -
Limited Test Ban Treaty
The treaty banning nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, in outer space and under water -
Gulf of Tonkin incident
a body of water that lies on the East Coast of North Vietnam and the West Coast of the island Hainan -
Tet Offensive
the Communist North Vietnamese troops and the Viet Cong staged a major offensive against the cities and towns of South Vietnam -
Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
troops had crossed the border without the knowledge of the ČSSR -
Nixon visits China
"The week that changed the world," as President Nixon called his historic 1972 visit toChina -
Salt 1 Treaty
An agreement signed in 1972 by U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev after the first round of Strategic Arms -
Fall of Saigon
the capture of Saigon (the capital of South Vietnam) -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Russian paratroopers landed in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan -
1980 Olympic Boycott
part of a package of actions initiated by the United States to protest the Soviet war -
Fall of Berlin Wall
East German government made the Berlin Wall in order to keep its citizens from fleeing to the West. -
Break up of Soviet Union
the Soviet Union transformed the entire world political situation, leading to a complete reformulation of political, economic and military problems -
Strategic Defense Initiative
proposed U.S. strategic defensive system against potential nuclear attacks
