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President Truman
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World War II ends / Creation of the United Nations
The United Nations was established after World War II to prevent another conflict like such from ever happening again. It replaced the failed League of Nations. The international governmental organization promotes and maintains international cooperation and order. -
Formation of NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is formed. It is an international governmental military alliance amongst predominantly European and North American countries. -
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Korean War
A war between North and South Korean. The Soviet Union and newly Communist China supported North Korea while the US and the United Nations supported South Korea. -
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President Eisenhower
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Geneva Conference & Agreement / Split of Vietnam
The Geneva Conference aimed to settle the issues of the Korean War but instead resulted in the splitting of Vietnam into northern and southern states. -
Creation of the Warsaw Pact
The Soviet response to the formation of NATO. A collective military defense treaty composed of the Soviet Union and other European Soviet states. -
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President Kennedy
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Assassination of President Kennedy
On November 22, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated President JFK in Dallas, Texas. Lyndon B. Johnson became president. -
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President Johnson
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Gulf of Tonkin Incidents & Resolution
In the Gulf of Tonkin there were claims of confrontation between the US and the North Vietnamese. This led to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that escalated the US’s involvement in the Vietnam War. -
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Operation Rolling Thunder
US efforts to destroy North Vietnamese infrastructure and deter communist expansion by way of gradual and sustained bombardment. -
Tet Offensive
A North Vietnamese military campaign that began on the Vietnamese New Year (Tet). The campaign consisted of surprise attacks on South Vietnamese, US, and allied military and civilian control centers. -
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President Nixon
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Paris Peace Accords
The Paris Peace Accords established the end of the Vietnam War.
