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cold war
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Truman Plan
The Truman Plan was that Republicanis in congress involed sending $400 million in american money. -
*United States first used atomic bomb in war
1945 -
Iron Curtain
a wall divided esatern and western europe. -
marshall plan
American program to help Europe, which the United States gave economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II. -
Aparthied
A policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race. -
Berlin Blockade
Was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. -
Berlin Airlift
Germany was divided amongst the victors, the United States, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, and France. -
Korean War
a war between south Korea and north Korea. South Korea was help by United Nations. -
Domino Theory
It was promoted by the United States government -
Great Leap Forward
was an economic and social campaign of China. -
OPEC
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. -
Vietnam War
was a Cold War military conflict that occurred in Vietnam. 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. -
Bay of Pigs
was an unsuccessful miltitary invasion of Cuba. -
cantonment
Is a military or police quarters -
*cuban missile crisis
known as the october crisis in Cuba. -
*President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas
1963 -
*U.S. Marines sent to Dominican Republic to fight Communism
1965 -
*North Korea captured U.S.S. Pueblo
is engaged in a routine surveillance of the North Korean coast when it is intercepted by North Korean patrol boats. -
Tet Offensive
Is a military campaign during the Vietnam War that was launched on January 30, 1968 -
*Apollo 11 lands on the moon
1969 -
*President Nixon extends Vietnam War to Cambodia
1970 -
Watergate
was a political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s. -
*SALT I signed
1972 -
1972 Olympics
officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad and the second Olymipics help in germany. -
Camp David Accords
It was signed by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on September 17, 1978. -
*SALT II signed
1979 -
Ayatolloh Khomeini
leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi -
Iran Hostage Situation
was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States. -
*soviet war in afghanistan
lasted nine years.biollions of dollars. invloved russians and afghnistan. -
*U.S. troops overthrow regime in Grenada
1983 -
Perestroika and Glasnost
renovation of the Soviet body politic and society that he pursued as general secretary of the Communist Party from 1985 until 1991. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
troops with assault rifles and tanks killed thousands of an unarmed civilians trying to block the military’s advance on Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing. -
*Cold War Ends
1991 -
Nafta
an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States
