Cold War and Beyond

Harry Truman's Presidency

Period: Apr 12, 1945 to Jan 20, 1953

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V-E Day

May 8, 1945

Victory in Europe Day after German surrender

V-J Day

Aug 14, 1945

Victory in Japan Day after Japanese surrender following use of Little Boy and Fat Man atomic bombs

United Nations Established

Oct 24, 1945

Organization of many nations meant to prevent another world conflict

Truman Doctrine addressed to Congress

Mar 12, 1947

Policy of containment and aid to Greece and Turkey

Marshall Plan Speech at Harvard University

Jun 7, 1947

Economic aid to war-torn Europe plans

NATO Established

Apr 4, 1949

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, established to deal with Soviet aggression.

Soviet Union Tests Atomic Bomb

Aug 29, 1949

Soviet Union now has atomic bomb, contributes to red scare

Joseph McCarthy States He Knows of 205 Communist Who Worked for US Government

Feb 9, 1950

Joseph McCarthy stated this in a speech at Wheeling, WV.

Korean War

Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953

North Korea invaded South Korea. Ended in an armistice with a new boundary along the 38th parallel. Image: http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130722111228-08-korean-war-horizontal-gallery.jpg

Dwight Eisenhower's Presidency

Period: Jan 20, 1953 to Jan 20, 1961

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Vietnam War

Period: May 7, 1954 to Apr 30, 1975

French defeat at Dien Bien Phu to Fall of Saigon. US troops entered the war in 1965. Image: http://cdn.all-that-is-interesting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/the-vietnam-war-in-pictures5.jpg

John Kennedy's Presidency

Period: Jan 20, 1961 to Nov 22, 1963

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Bay of Pigs Invasion

Apr 17, 1961

Failed invasion by Cuban rebels in an attempt to oust Castro.

Cuban Missile Crisis

Period: Oct 16, 1962 to Oct 28, 1962

Soviet missiles found on Cuba. USSR and USA at a standoff. Ends with missiles removed in Cuba (USSR) and Turkey (US). Image: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.history.state.gov/milestones/cuban-missile-crisis.jpg

JFK Assassinated

Nov 22, 1963

JFK killed while in Dallas, TX.

Lyndon Johnson's Presidency

Period: Nov 22, 1963 to Jan 20, 1969

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Richard Nixon's Presidency

Period: Jan 20, 1969 to Aug 9, 1974

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Ronald Reagan's Presidency

Period: Jan 20, 1981 to Jan 20, 1989

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George H. W. Bush's Presidency

Period: Jan 20, 1989 to Jan 20, 1993

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Persian Gulf War

Period: Jan 16, 1991 to Apr 6, 1991

Iraq invaded Kuwait. US and coalition forces moved to stop Saddam Hussein. Ended in cease-fire. Image: http://alphadisability.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Gulf-War-576-300.jpg

Ukraine Declares Independence

Aug 24, 1991

Ukraine's independence is start of the end for Soviet Union. Other nations soon break free of Soviet Union.

Mikhail Gorbachev Resigned

Dec 25, 1991

Soviet Union Collapses

Bill Clinton's Presidency

Period: Jan 20, 1993 to Jan 20, 2001

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NAFTA Established

Jan 1, 1994

North American Free Trade Agreement, free trade among Canada, US, and Mexico.

George W. Bush's Presidency

Period: Jan 20, 2001 to Jan 20, 2009

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9/11 Terrorist Attacks

Sep 11, 2001

Terrorist attacks on World Trade Center Towers, Pentagon, and an unsuccessful attempt on the White House involving hijacked planes.

War if Afghanistan (to present)

Period: Oct 7, 2001 to Jul 28, 2014

In response to 9/11, military force is being used in Afghanistan in order to fight terrorism. Image: http://i.cfr.org/content/ips/assets/timeline-u-s-war-in-afghanistan/Timeline-Afghanistan-2001-12-00-Bin-Laden-Escapes-437-320.jpg

War in Iraq

Period: Mar 19, 2003 to Dec 15, 2011

United States invades Iraq. Saddam Hussein was overthrown. US forces have withdrawn from Iraq. Image: https://portside.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/shocking-images-iraq-war-001%203.23.13.jpg?itok=ZRAq_CN2