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Cold War
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Potsdam Conference
When the three Soviet Leaders met to decide when World War II would end. -
Iron Curtain Descends on Europe
Shutting Western Europ of from Russia and it's satliite states. -
Marshall Plan
Maney/ aid sent to Europ to help with the economic recovery from 1948 to 1951. -
Creation of Israel
State created spusificaly for Jews. -
Berlin Air Lift
Air campane to provide needed supplies and food to west Berlin. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Orginization. -
Korean War
North Korea invaded South Korea over the 38th parallel. Ended in a Stastalmate. Lasted 3 years. To this day not treaty has been sighned. -
Vietnam War
From 60- 62 US sent advisors and in 63 we started were when the last ground trupes went. -
Suez Crisis
Isreals army went into Egypt toward the Suez Canal after the president nationalized it. -
Sputnik I & Sputnik II
First satilite lonched into space. Also kickstarts the race to space. -
NASA is formed
National Aeronautics and Space Administration< There whole goal was to be the first one in spce but since that didnt happen we were the first ones on the moon. -
bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban exiles attempted to retake cuba back from castros power and remove him. -
Berlin Wall Constructed
The Berlin Wall was built by the German Democratic Republic. The built it to seperate West Berlin and East Germany -
Cuban Missile Crisis
It wa s13 days of very tense period of Russians placing nuclear mistles in Cuba. -
Kennedy was Assassinated
Assasonated in Dallis Texas by Lee Harvy Oswald. Who was latter killed by jack ruby. -
USS Pueblo Incident
The USS Pueblo Incident was when North Korea captured American research ship. North Koreans Opened fire andwhen The Americas tried to escape wondig some Americans. The ship was captured less than a week later. -
Iran Hostage Crisis
The Iran hostage Crisis Conserning crisis between the United States and Iran. A group of iran students took more than 60 americans hostage and took over the U.S. embasy. This didnt end untill January 20, 1981. -
U.S. & Soviet boycotts of the olympics
Wanted to Boycott Moscow because they invaded Afghanistan. -
Korean Airline Flight 007
All 269 passengers on board were killed. Shot down by a Su-15. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
Student lead demonstrations in Bajing. Chinies trupes with tanks and assult rifls oppened fire on them. Wanted acountability.
