Cold War

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    Cold War

  • Potsdam Conference

    Potsdam Conference
    When the three Soviet Leaders met to decide when World War II would end.
  • Iron Curtain Descends on Europe

    Iron Curtain Descends on Europe
    Shutting Western Europ of from Russia and it's satliite states.
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan
    Maney/ aid sent to Europ to help with the economic recovery from 1948 to 1951.
  • Creation of Israel

    Creation of Israel
    State created spusificaly for Jews.
  • Berlin Air Lift

    Berlin Air Lift
    Air campane to provide needed supplies and food to west Berlin.
  • NATO

    NATO
    North Atlantic Treaty Orginization.
  • Korean War

    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

    Vietnam War
    From 60- 62 US sent advisors and in 63 we started were when the last ground trupes went.
  • Suez Crisis

    Suez Crisis
    Isreals army went into Egypt toward the Suez Canal after the president nationalized it.
  • Sputnik I & Sputnik II

    Sputnik I & Sputnik II
    First satilite lonched into space. Also kickstarts the race to space.
  • NASA is formed

    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

    bay of Pigs Invasion
    Cuban exiles attempted to retake cuba back from castros power and remove him.
  • Berlin Wall Constructed

    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

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    It wa s13 days of very tense period of Russians placing nuclear mistles in Cuba.
  • Kennedy was Assassinated

    Kennedy was Assassinated
    Assasonated in Dallis Texas by Lee Harvy Oswald. Who was latter killed by jack ruby.
  • USS Pueblo Incident

    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

    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

    U.S. & Soviet boycotts of the olympics
    Wanted to Boycott Moscow because they invaded Afghanistan.
  • Korean Airline Flight 007

    Korean Airline Flight 007
    All 269 passengers on board were killed. Shot down by a Su-15.
  • Tiananmen Square Massacre

    Tiananmen Square Massacre
    Student lead demonstrations in Bajing. Chinies trupes with tanks and assult rifls oppened fire on them. Wanted acountability.