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Rosenburg trial
Is the sum of many stories: a story of betrayal, a love story, a story of a family torn apart, and a story of governmen overreaching -
Iron Curtain
Was the physical boundary dividing Eupoe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991 -
Truman Doctrine
Was an American foreign policy to stop Soviet imperialism during the Cold War. It was announced to Congress by President Harry S. Truman on March 12,1947 when he pledged to contain Soviet threats to Greece and Turkey -
Berlin Blockade and Airlift
For 30 years, the Berlin Wall was the defining symbol of the Cold War, separating families and keeping the people from jobs and opportunity in the west -
Korean War
Began when 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People's Army poured across the 38th parallel, the boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the south -
Mccarthyism
Is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. It also means "the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques, especially in order to restrict dissent or political criticism -
Sputnik
Was a series of Soviet artificial satellites, the first of which (launched on October 4,1957) was the first satellite to be placed in orbit -
U2 Spyplane Incident
An international diplomatic crisis erupted in May 1960 when Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) shot down an American U-2 spy plane in Soviet air space and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers (1929-77) -
Bay Of Pigs Invasion
An unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles, supported by the U.S. government. -
Berlin Wall- Setup And Demolition
