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Marshall plan
The Marshall plan was U.S aid to Western Europe. The U.S gave 13 billion in economic assistance. -
Berlin Airlift
The Soviet Union blocked the Western allies railway, road way and canal access. In return Truman airlifted supplies to Berlin -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created for security against the Soviet Union -
Korean War
North Korea invaded South Korea causing a war between them -
H-Bomb
A nuclear weapon of mass destruction first made by the U.S -
McCarthy hearings
Hearing to investigate Joseph McCarthy to see if he used improper influence to win preferential treatment -
Dien Bien Phu
The Viet Minh attacked Dien Bien Phu a city in North Vietnam but the France control over Dien Bien Phu won -
Warsaw Pact
A military alliance that consists of communist nations, these nations include Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania and the Soviet Union -
U-2
An American military jet that can fligh at ultra high altitude -
Sputnik
The first artificial earth satellite -
Bay of Pigs
Fidel Castro of Cuba drove an army into Havana and overthrew Fulgencio Batista -
Moon Landing
The first arrival of a spacecraft to land on the surface of the moon, this was launched by the United States -
Election of JFK
John F. Kennedy was elected to be the United States president -
Berlin Wall
A wall that physicall divided Berlin -
Cuban missile crisis
The U.S and Soviet Union had a military and Political standoff about Nuclear armed Soviet missiles in Cuba -
Assassination of JFK
The President of the United States John F. Kennedy was assassinated. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
A joint resolution the U.S passed after the Gulf of Tonkin -
Tet Offensive
North Vietnamese and communist Viet cong launched an attack on South Vietnam -
Kent State University
Students protested the U.S military action on Cambodia, 4 students were shot by Ohio National Guardsman -
Pentagon Papers
A defense study describing U.S involvement in the Vietnam war. These papers were leaked to the public -
Paris Peace Accords
A peace treaty signed to end war and restore piece in Vietnam