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Truman Doctrine.
President Harry Truman fears the domino effect (Turkey, Freece) and institutes the Truman Doctrine. -
Marshall Plan
George Marshall offers 17 billion dollars in aid to Western European nations -
COMECON
Control the other communist governments -
Berlin Blockade
After introduction of Duetschmark Stalin blocks all roads to West Berlin in an attempt to make the West give the land up. However, aid was sent through air, with B29's on standby. -
End of Blockade
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NATO
forms with 11 western nations to protect against communism. In the same year, West Germany was combined. -
Korean War
South Korea asks for help, UN (mostly US) sends soldiers. MacArthur leads, brings S. Korea back to 38th parallell, then pushes towards China (who gets involved), pushes S. Korea back and boarders do not change. -
Eisenhower
Elected with largest Majority ever. Was a mid-republican/democrat. Health, Education, Welfare Departments. -
Stalin Dies
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Korean War ends
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Indochina War Ends
Ho Chi Min is well supported as leader of Vietminh -
McCarthysm ends
Accuses army men and loses respect of country. -
SEATO
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Warsaw Pact
Countered NATO -
Ngo Dinh Diem
US backed dictator for South Korea -
Desegregation of schools
Jim Crow (1896) laws used to dominate until Oliver Brown case reversed the decision. Little Rock High School in Arkansas. -
Poland (Gomulka)
Catholic Church not restricted, decollectivized. Did not want to leave warsaw pact. -
Hungary Uprising
Nagy wanted free democratic elections and to leave the warsaw pact. 3000 Hungarians were killed when Soviets sent troops (60000). Nagy was also killed. -
Eisenhower tries to help Black civil rights
and also 1960, agency is very slow. -
Khrushchev gains power
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Bus Botcott
Martin Luther King inspired by Rosa Parks boycotts the bus and buses are eventually desegregated. -
Space Race Begins
Sputnik launched -
U2 spy plane shot in Russia
Suspended paris peace conference 1960 and encouraged Berlin Wall. -
Berlin Wall
wall set up overnight -
Cuban Missile Crisis
13 day tension between Khrushchev and Kennedy. 1.) Kruschev sends letter requesting US to not invade Cuba and stop the blockade. 2) Khrushchev sends another letter requesting to take down Turkey missles 3) Robert Kennedy secretly agrees to Turkey missiles, US promises not to invade and stops blockade -
Gulf of Tonkin
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Czechoslovakia (Dubcek)
Wanted Prague Spring (more freedom and less censorship) and also Communism with a face. 500,000 troops stationed there, and Dubcek was restricted. Led to Breznev Doctrine to stop the spread of Capitalism. -
Tet Offensive
VC's attempt to overtake Saigon. It failed. -
US officially leaves Vietnam
Prior to this, Nixon was building up Vietnamasation. 1973 was the cease fire between US and Vietnam. Saigon falls during this year. -
Helsinki Accord
1) Respected Boarders 2) Co-operation with economies, sciences and environment 3) Human rights (refuseniks)