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Cold War Events and Personal Events
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Truman Doctrine
The United States would aid Greece and Turkey so they wouldn't fall under Soviet power. -
Berlin Airlift
Stalin wanted Berlin to become communism so he tried getting them to become communists by cutting off supplies but the U.S aided them with supplies. -
Soviet Union Atomic Bomb
This is when the Soviet Union made their first atomic bomb and tested it. -
Korean War Starts
North Korea wanted South Korea to turn into communism but it never worked out. North Korea didn't get them to turn. -
Warsaw Pact
A pact between eight communist states that have each other's backs if one gets attacked. -
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro takes over Cuba as a dictator and thus begins a long dictatorship under his power. -
France's Atomic Bombs
France develops their first atomic bombs. They become one of the five nuclear weapons states. -
Berlin Wall
The construction of te Berlin Wall began to separate west and east Germany from each other. -
Nuclear Weapon Test Ban Treaty
The treaty for Nuclear Weapon Testing to stop was approved which meant no more legal testing of weaponry. -
Mom was born
My mom was born and was the 5th child yet to be born at the time. My granparents named her Elva. -
First School Day Ever
The year of 1970 marked the first year my mom entered school. -
First puppy
For her 6th birthday, my mom received her first pet which was a dog. She was the only one who owned a pet out of the whole family. -
Spelling Bee
At the age of 10, she competed in the spelling bee and won. -
First Job
in 1978, my mom got her first job at a grocery store. -
First Car
My mom recieved her first car at the age of 15. She says it was her favorite color. -
Graduation
My mom graduated high school as the highest ranking student in her class. -
Dad
At the age of 19, my mom met my dad for the first time ever. -
Sister
My mom had her first child which is my older sister. She was born in Honduras. -
First Year of School
in 1990, it was my mom's firt year of teaching at a school to a kindergarten class. -
Cold War Ends
Supporters of Communism stage an unsuccessful coup. Soviet Union is then abolished and Boris Yeltsin becomes President of Russia.
