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Period: to
1939 to 2003
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Start of World War II
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Declaration of United Nations enforced
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Henry Truman elected as president
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Truman Doctine
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Marshal plan created to aid Europe
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization founded
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Second Redscare know as McCarthyism
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Start of Korean War
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Dwight Eisenhower elected as president
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Korean War Ended
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End of Redscare
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Vietnam war began
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John F Kennedy elected as President
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"Bay of Pigs" Invasion
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Cuban Missle Crisis
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Lyndon B. Johnson elected as President
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Kennedy's Assassination
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Richard Nixon elected as President
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Ronald Reagan elected President
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George H. W. Bush Elected as President
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Fall of Communism
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Start of Persian Gulf War
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Collaspe of the Soviet Union
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Bill Clinton Elected as President
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North America Free Trade Agreement signed
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George W. Bush elected as President
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9/11 Terrorist Attacks
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War in Afghanistan begins
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War in Iraq begins