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Yalta conference
Discussion between The U.S, U.K, and the soviet union -
A-bomb
WW1 ends when Truman drops the A-bomb -
Communist
Ho Chi Minh started a Communist party and declared independence from France -
Truman Doctrine
Gave $400 million to Greece and Turkey to fend off communism and stay freedom -
Marshall Plan
European recovery plan where 16 countries recieved aid -
Berlin Airlift
Stalin cut off supplies into West Berlin -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, basically an alliance -
Period: to
Korean War
Known as the Forgotten War. Started when North Koreas invaded South Korea -
Stalin Dies
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SEATO
The South East Asian Treaty Organization to have the Domino Theory not happen -
Period: to 1075
Vietnam War
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Space Race
Between US and Uk -
Eisenhower Doctrine
Economic support for middle East -
Construction of the Berlin Wall
The Soviets begin building the Berlin Wall -
Peace Corps
A voluntary program by the US that helped 60 nations -
John F Kennedy
He was shot in the head -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The response to the Tonkin conflict -
Nixon
Nixon was re-elected -
Draft
The war Draft was abolished -
Vietnam Memorial
Vietnam Memorial was completed