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cold war begins
state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, -
US announces truman doctrine and marshall plan.
established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces. -
berlin air lift begins
On June 24, 1948, the Soviet Union blocked all road and rail travel to and from West Berlin -
NATO begins
The United States and 11 other nations establish the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a mutual defense pact aimed at containing possible Soviet aggression against Western Europe. NATO stood as the main U.S.-led military alliance against the Soviet Union throughout the duration of the Cold War -
korean war begins
Armed forces from communist North Korea smash into South Korea, setting off the Korean War -
korean war ends
when the armistice was signed. -
civil rights movement begins
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soviets launch
the sovient sent spuntik the first human made space satelite to orbit the earth -
berlin wall built
the east german gov began to build a wall seperating west berlin from east berlin -
cuban missile crisis unfolds
The Soviets have secretly been installing military bases, including nuclear weapons, on Cuba -
lyndon B.johnson increase number or troops sent to vietnam
claims that North Vietnamese naval vessels had fired on two American destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin -
more U.S troops sent to vietnam
Battle of Ia Drang, the first major engagement between US Troops and regular Vietnamese forces. -
General Suharto
successfully overthrows Sukarno as president of Indonesia. -
Johnson
suspends bombings over North Vietnam and announces he is not running for reelection -
Richard Nixon
becomes President of the United States. -
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treat
, , ratified by the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, among others, enters into force. -
South Vietnamese
forces enter Laos to briefly cut the Ho Chi Minh trail. -
FNL
goes to the offensive in South Vietnam, only to be repulsed by the South Vietnamese regime with major American air support. -
The Paris Peace
Accords end American involvement in the Vietnam War. Congress cuts off funds for the continued bombing of Indochina -
SEATO
formally ends after France leaves the organization