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The Cold War
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Truman Doctrine
Harry Truman Issues the Truman doctrine protecting those who fear oppression from Communism -
Marshall plan
economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism -
Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia
in Communist historiography known as "Victorious February" (Czech: Vítězný únor, Slovak: Víťazný február) – was an event late that February in which the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, with Soviet backing, -
Korean War begin
was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union. It was primarily the result of the politics -
Berlin Wall
Berlin wal is put up separating east from west Berlin -
Shah of Iran overthrown; Iranian Hostage Crisis
was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States. Fifty-two Americans were held hostage for 444 days (November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981), after a group of Iranian students supporting the Iranian Revolution took over the US Embassy in Tehran.[1] President Carter called the hostages -
Iran-Contra Affair revealed to public
Some U.S. officials also hoped that the arms sales would secure the release of hostages and allow U.S. intelligence agencies to fund the Nicaraguan Contras. Under the Boland Amendment, further funding of the Contras by the government had been prohibited by Congress. -
Hungary becomes independent
It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The country's capital and largest city is Budapest. Hungary is a member of the European Union, NATO, the -
Germany reunited
was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic (GDR/East Germany) joined the Federal Republic of Germany, and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The end of the unification process is officially referred to as German unity, celebrated on 3 Octo -
Warsaw Pact ends
The founding treaty was established under the initiative of the Soviet Union and signed on 14 May 1955, in Warsaw. The Warsaw Pact was the military complement to the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CoMEcon), the regional economic organization for the communist States of Central and Eastern
