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Guatemala is declared a country
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China's Civil War
War between chinese nationalists and Communist china. -
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
prohibited all nuclear testing unless underground. -
Atomic Bomb Tested for First Time
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United Nations was Formed
Was formed to keep the super powers of the world from fighting with eachother. -
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Senator McCarthy
Senator McCarthy blamed many US citizens of being communists. -
Truman Doctorine was put into Affect
Was a document that promised to help nations who were struggling against communism. -
Marshall Plan
economic and foreign policy thst offered aid to western European countries after WWII -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Orginization -
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State of Israel
The State of Israel is the Jewish homeland. -
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Korean War
The result of a political division in Korea. -
Cuban Revolution
An armed rebolt lead by Fidel Castro. -
SEATO
The South East Asia Treaty Organization. -
South Vietnam
South Vietnam is founded. -
Warsaw Pact
military alliance of the soviet union and its satelite states. -
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Vietnam War
South Vietnam allied with the US to fight against communism. -
Hungarian Uprising
A spontaneous nationwide uprising against the government. -
Eisenhower Doctorine
A speech president Eisenhower made. -
Bay of Pigs
unsuccesful invasion of cuba by the military. -
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Berlin Wall Built-Falls
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Cuban Missile Crisis
a 13-day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side, and the United States on the other. -
Gulf of Tonkin
Two seperate confrontations between North Vietnam and the US. -
Tet Offensive
Campaign of surprise attacks in South Vietnam. -
Nixon Visits China
important step in normalizing relations with the US and China. -
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Gorbachev
A former Soviet Statesman. -
Cold War Ends
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Reagan and Gorbachev sign treaty