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Atomic Bomb Dropped
The United States Army Air Force drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. -
Baby Boom
3.4 million babies were born in the United States each year during the 1950's. -
Containment of Russia
Help keep Soviet Union expansion in check and protect Western democratic values. -
Truman Doctrine
Harry Truman announces the Truman Doctrine and the provision of aid to Greece. The Truman Doctrine provided political, military, and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from internal and external authorization forces.
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Marshall Plan
Foreign aid for Western Europe following the devastation of WWII. -
Development of the Hydrogen Bomb
Harry Truman orders the development of the hydrogen bomb. -
Britain Has Atomic Bomb
Winston Churchhill brought to attention that Britain has an atomic bomb -
Suez Crisis
Israeli armed forces pushed into Egypt towards the Suez Canal after Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the canal. -
Hungarion Revolution
Soviet tanks invaded and crushed the Hungarians fighting with homemade weapons and liquidated their leaders. -
Space exploration
Space race between the United States and Soviet Union. -
U-2 Incident
An American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the U.S.S.R. -
Berlin Wall
Was supposed to prevent East Berliners and citizens of East Germany from fleeing to the West, but the wall was unable to entirely stop the mass of people from fleeing. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union when nuclear-armed missiles were found 90 miles from the U.S. shore. -
Soviet Afghan war
Lasted 9 years and was fought between Soviet-led Afghan forces against multi-national rebel groups called the mujahideen. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Was the first step towards German unification.