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U.S history
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Yalta Conference
Major country leaders got together to dicuss how the world will progress after the war -
Potsdam Conference
The U.S, Great Britain, and Soviet Union leaders meet in Potsdam Germany to discuss terms for the end of WWII -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was something that helped rebuild Europe. -
Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union tried to block the U.S, Great Britain and other places from Berlin. Boats, trains, nothing could go into Berlin. -
Berlin Airlift
U.S and United Kingdom responded to the Berlin Blockade by airlifting supplies to Berlin, instead of boat or train. -
U.S military desegregation
An executive order was passed to end segregation of the United States armed forces. -
Soviet Union first atomic bomb
The Soviet Union tested their first atomic bomb in Kazakhstan -
Communist Revolution in China
China's leader created the peoples republic of China. (Ended the war with Chinese communist party, -
Korean War
Started after almost 100,000 North Korean troops went marched through the 38th parrallel (first act of the Cold War) -
Dwight Eisenhower sends troops
Dwight Eisenhower sends troops to Vietnam. -
Mccarthy hearings begins
Mccarthy went to court against the U.S army -
Brown v. Board of Educaiton
The U.S supreme court handed down the decision of Brown vs board of education that blacks and whites are equal but seperate. -
Emmett Till murder
Two white beat and killed a young black man named Emmett, and tried to cover up their murder. -
Little Rock Central high school