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Warsaw Pact formation
name given to an agreement between several Communist states of Europe. It is also known as the Warsaw Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance -
United Nations formation
a lengthy and difficult political process, particularly for the United States. -
Yalta Conference
At Yalta, the decision at Teheran to form a United Nations organization was confirmed -
Potsdam Conference
was held at Cecilienhof, the home of Crown Prince Wilhelm Hohenzollern, in Potsdam, occupied Germany -
Truman Doctrine
In his speech he pledged American support for "free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures". This speech also included a request that Congress agree to give military and economic aid to Greece in its fight against communism -
Marshall Plan
officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was the primary plan of the United States for rebuilding and creating a stronger foundation for the allied countries of Europe, and repelling communism after World War II. -
Berlin Airlift
They carried over 80 tons of food. At the onset less than 100 tons were delivered but as the weeks went by, the US, UK and other European allies began accelerating the process. -
Era of McCarthyism begins
synonymous with the term witch-hunt, the act of making serious but unsubstantiated charges against people in public life -
North Korean Invasion of South Korea
The war was a result of the political division of Korea by agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War -
Rosenberg Execution
Found guilty of relaying U.S. military secrets to the Soviets, the Rosenbergs were the first U.S. civilians to be sentenced to death for espionage -
Armistice Signed Ending Korean War
Within 12 hours all fighting along the 155-mile battlefront would stop. The communists also agreed to release 3,500 American prisoners of war within a week. -
Sputnik 1 Launched
was launched during the International Geophysical Year from Site No.1, at the 5th Tyuratam range, in Kazakh SSR (now at the Baikonur Cosmodrome). -
First Man in Space
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin -
Creation of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was the physical division between West Berlin and East Germany -
House Un-American Activities Committee formed
Subversive Influences in Riots, Looting, and Burning -
NATO formation
Two United States Air Forces Europe F-16C's Fly In Formation During A Mission In Support Of Nato Operation Allied Force -
First American in Space
Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space less than a month later after the first man
