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The Cold War Begins
British Prime Minister's,WInston Churchill, speech "Iron Curtain" marks the beginning of the Cold War. -
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The Cold War
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Russia's first atomic bomb
Russia tests it's first atomic bomb. -
The Korean War begins
The Korean War begins. Stalin supports North Korea who invade South Korea with Soviet weapons. -
Vietnam War starts
US involvment started in the early 1960's as a way of preventing communism to spread into South Vietnam. -
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro is sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba. -
John F. Kennedy sworn into office
John F. Kennedy becomes the 35th president of the United States. -
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
A CIA trained/financed group of Cuban refugees attempt to overthrow the communist government of Fidel Castro and fails. -
JFK challenges the nation
President John F. Kennedy addresses Congress and challenges the nation to go to the Moon before the end of the decade -
The Cuban Missle Crisis
The closest the Cold War came to turning into a nucleur conflict. A 13 day confrontation between The Soviet Union, Cuba, and The United States. -
JFK assassinated
JFK was fatally shot by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas. -
The Cold War Ends
Michael Gorbachev,the highest ranking official, realized the economic destruction of the Soviet Union and The Cold War came to an end.
