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Truman doctrine
Aid to Greece and Turkey to fend off communism -
Marshall Plan
European recovery plan for 16 nations -
Berlin Airlift
US airlifts food and supplies into Berlin because Stalin cut them off. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, collective security alliance -
Korean conflict beginns
because UN wants to defend South Korea -
Period: to
Korean War
Forgotten War -
H-bomb
USA detonates first H-bomb -
Stalin
USSR dictator Joseph Stalin dies -
United Nations created
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SEATO
South East Asian Treaty Organisation -> US and 7 other countries, prevent Domino Effect -
Geneva Accords
Documents end War between the French and Vietminh -
Warsaw Pact
Alliance of Soviet Union and some East European Countries. -
Hungarian Revolution
Revolt in Hungary against Communism -
Eisenhower Doctrine
Offers Middle East Economic and Military aid if communism threatens them. -
Sputnik
Soviets
send first living being (dog Laika) to Space -
Period: to
Vietnam War
War between North and South Vietnam. -
Space Race
Soviets send first human to space. -
Carter
Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States. -
Wall Falls
Berlin Wall falls and Germany is reunited -
End of Soviet Union
Soviet Union ends and becomes Russia.
