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Symbolizes the division in Europe among nations.
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Policy implemented by the United States to contain communism within the borders of the Soviet Union.
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Economic policy by Harry Truman to send aid to Greece and Turkey.
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Econimic aid to European powers by the United States. This economic aid was sent with the purpose of giving European nations the chance to cover the damages resulting from World War 2.
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United States sends airplanes with daily neccessities to people in Western Germany, defying the Soviet Union.
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Is the practice of pushing dangerous events to the verge of/or to the brink of disaster in order to achieve the most advantageous outcome.
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A military doctrine and nuclear strategy in which a state commits itself to retaliate in much greater force in the event of an attack.
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Competition between the United States and the Cold War for superiority in space exploration.
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U.S. spy splane is shot down in Soviet territory.
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Unsucessfull actions by a CIA trained force of Cuban exiles to invade southern Cuba, in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro.
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Soviet Union places nuclear weapons on Cuba, creating a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. This moment is known as the closes the world came to seeing a nuclear war a reality.
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Gave Lyndon B. Johnson the opportunity to place American troops in Asia.
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United States and Soviet Union place limits on use of nuclear weapons.
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Lowers the voting age to 18.
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Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union are eased.
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Permitted for the New York Times and Washington Post to publish the pentagon papers.
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Exchnage of table tennis between U.S. and China which led to the visit of Richard Nixon to Beijing.
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Ban nuclear weapons.
