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House Un-American Activities Committee formed
HUAC was an investigative committee of Representitives -
Yalta Conference held
Where heads of government get together and discuss the war -
Potsdam Conference
The goals of the conference also included the establishment of post-war order, peace treaties issues, and countering the effects of war. -
United Nation's Formed!!
stopped wars between countries -
Truman Doctrine
Strategy for containment -
Marshall Plan
created stronger economic foundation -
Berlin Airlift
carried supplies to people in the war -
Era of McCarthyism begins
members of the communist party followed their leader, Joseph McCarthy -
North Korea invades South Korea
North Korea was mad because South Korea didn't have free elections -
Rosenberg Execution
The Rosenberg's were caught relaying messeges to the Soviet's and were executed. -
Armistice signed ending the Korean War
Armistice sent the messege to cease fire. -
Sputnik 1 was launched
Trying to get a better view on Space -
First Man in Space
soviet's beat US into space -
First American in Space
US finally got into space -
First man on the moon
US finially beat the Soviet's at somethine -
Warsaw Pact Formation
made to counteract NATO -
Berlin Wall made
made to keep enemys out -
NATO formed
allies with France
