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Truman becomes president
Truman is elected president of the United States. Truman was the 33rd president after Franklin Roosevelt. During his first months in office he dropped an atomic bomb on Japan ending WWII. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman -
Churchill gives speech at Westminster College
Churchill gives speech in Fulton, Missouri. Speaks of the communism vs. capitalism rivalry. This speech went down in history as the "Iron curtain speech". https://www.westminster-mo.edu/explore/history-traditions/IronCurtainSpeech.html -
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The Truman Doctrine was established
The Truman Doctrine was purposed to congress in march of 1947 and later in 1948 was further developed. The purpose was to stop the spread of communism and contain threats in Greece and Turkey. Was seen by the Communist as an open declaration of war. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman_Doctrine -
NATO is formed
NATO was formed in aftermath of the second world war. The purpose was to preserve peace in Europe. The Warsaw pact was made in the response to this. https://www.nato.int/wearenato/why-was-nato-founded.html -
The Korean War
The Korean war was a conflict between North and South Korea. The Northern side was fighting for communism and the Southern side was fighting for capitalism. The US and NATO of course sided with the Southern side. https://www.history.com/topics/korea/korean-war -
The Warsaw pact
The Warsaw pact was a treaty formed between the Soviet Union and many eastern European countries. It was created in response to the creation of NATO. It was signed in Warsaw, Poland. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1953-1960/warsaw-treaty -
Vietnam War
Communist in Vietnam kicked the French out of power, lead by Ho Chi Minh. The USSR supported the communist Vietnamese during the war and the US supported non-communist Vietnam. The communist won the war. https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-timeline -
JFK is President
Kennedy was elected during the height of the Cold war. He spent most of his presidency handling relations with the soviet union until his assassination in 1963.
One of the best US presidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy -
The Berlin wall is built
After the division of Germany, Berlin was split into four pieces. Three of the four were capitalist and the remaining piece (controlled by the soviet union) was communist. The Berlin wall was built to stop people from fleeing to the capitalist side of Berlin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union had sent Nuclear missiles to Cuba giving them the ability to launch (close range) at the US. This was obviously an issue and a sort of stalemate was created between the US and Cuba. Each threatening to nuke the other. https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis
