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Cold War
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Truman Doctrine
The truman Doctrine leads the United States of America to adopt a policy fo containment of the spreading threat of communism. This Doctrine also lead rise to the Marshall plan which is a source of mistrust between the American Capitalist and the Soviet Communists. -
South Korea was established
Another capilatist country in the eas tto counteract the domino effect of the spreading threat of communism. -
Warsaw Pact
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Sputnik Launched into Orbit
This is the beggining of the space race which was a stuggle between the USSR and the USA, essentially it is a chance to prove to the other side who is better. -
Bay of pigs invasion
A group of Cuban exiles, backed by the US, invades Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in a failed attempt to trigger an anti-Castro rebellion -
Construction begins on the Berlin Wall
The Belin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic. In practice, the Wall served to prevent the massive emigration and defection that marked Germany and the communist Eastern Bloc during the post-World War II period -
Apollo 11 lands on the Moon
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End of US Militarly involvement in Vietnam
U.S. military involvement ended on 15 August 1973 as a result of the Case–Church Amendment passed by the U.S. Congress.
