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Yugoslavia Becomes Communist
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Truman Doctrine
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Marshall Plan
Also known as the European Recovery Program, the Marshall Plan was intended to rebuild the economies and spirits of western Europe. -
Berlin Airlift
Berlins supply routes were cut off, so the allies decide to drop supplies from Douglas C-47 Skytrains which were the only planes available. -
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Cold War
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Creation of NATO
12 nation established the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Treaty. This was to coordinate military defenses against possible Soviet aggression. -
China becomes Communist
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Soviets Test Nuclear Technology
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Korean War
North Korea attacked South Korea which caused the United Nations to get involved. The US also got involved which sparked the Korean War. North Korea, China, and the USSR were fighting South Korea, United Nations, and the US. -
Hydrogen Bomb Tested
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Rosenberg Spy Case
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Creation of the Warsaw Pact
Soviets, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, and Romania took part in a meeting in Warsaw to sign the multilateral Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance. -
Sputnik Satellite Launched
USSR launched Sputnik in December of 1957 which gave them a huge lead over the US in the "Space Race." -
Nikita Khrushchev visits USA
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Vietnam War
A struggle between the US and Vietnam to stop the spread of communism. The US and south vietnamese were fighting against the north vietnamese so that communism would not spread. Ultimately, the US loses and the Vietnam War is set as a benchmark for what not to do. -
Fidel Castro Controls All of Cuba
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U2 Spyplane Controvercy
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JFK is Elected
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US puts man on the moon
Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, made a huge accomplishment during the cold war. Knowing that the US and USSR were competing for space tech, this definetely put the US over the top. The famous phrase "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" is refering to Armstrongs first step on the moon. -
Berlin Wall Rises
This is a huge change in life for many Germans. This wall separated Western and Eastern Germany. many laws were made that restricted common life. -
Bay of Pigs
Attempting to capture Fidel Castro, the US troops landed on Bahia de Cochinas in hopes to cross the island to Havana. The plan failed when Castros army attacked US troops. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union put missiles and nuclear weapons in Cuba sending the US into high alert. The US assumed that the Soviet Union was going to attack at any moment. -
The Six Day War
Israel went to war with Syria, Jordan, and Egypt because Israel had thought a massive attack was being planned. Ultimately, the Israelies were successful in just 6 days but many negative were to follow. One of these negatives is the number of arabs who joined the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organisation) which was a terrorist group. -
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)
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Nixon visits China
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1972 Olympic Basketball Game
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USSR invades Afghanistan
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1980 Olympic Hockey Game
The 1980 Olympic Hockey game, depicted in the movie "Miracle on Ice," was a rival match between the USSR and the US. The two had been battling for Hockey for years. The USSR was the winner most times but not in 1980. An amazing team and coach from Minnesota had challenged the best and they won. This boosted Americans moral big time. -
US Invades Grenada
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Intermediate Range Nuclear Force Treaty (INF Treaty)
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Fall of the Berlin Wall
This is said to be the reunification of Germany. The few days after the wall went away were the strangest to most people because of all the new freedoms. Stores could stay open as long as they wanted, people could say what they wanted, and many other things. -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
The down-fall of the USSR started around the same time that Mikhail Gorbachev was appointed. Gorbachev is the one who takes most of the blame for the collapse of the USSR.
