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Cold War Begins
The beginning of the Cold War, the Cold War was a long period of tension between the Western World and the communist countries of Eastern Europe. -
Bomb Japan
United States bomb Japan with their first ever atomic bomb. -
End of World War II
Stopped dictatorship in Asia and Europe. The beginning of the Cold War and conflicts with the Soviet Union. -
Marshall Plan.
The Marshall Plan was announced, it was their way pf trying to help Europe. Giving them thirteen billion dollars. -
Berlin Blockade
Effort to make West Berlin fail to communism by starving them of food and raw materials. -
Berlin Blockade ends
The ending of the Berlin Blockade. It restored the economic unity. -
Korean War begins
Presodent Truman wanted to go on the offensive and wanted to liberate North Korea from communiam. -
Korean War ends
Eisenhower became president and was willing to end the Korean War. a treaty was signed that ended the war. -
Warsaw Pact formed
An attempt to retaliate against the United States's NATO. Provided stability between conflicting forces. -
Cuban taken over by Fidel Castro
Castro, Guevara, and Raul escaped prison and began a guerilla wa against Batista. Later overthrew Batista's government. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union began to install nuclear missles in Cuba and the United States wouldnt allow it. The Crisis only lasted thirteen days long and the Soviet Union agreed to remove the missiles. -
U.S lands first man on the moon
Greeatest moment in U.S history. Televsiing the first man on the moon. -
President Nixon resogns
President Nixon lied about his men breaking into the Watergate buildings and was going to get impeached, but resigned before they could. -
Soviet troops withdraw from Afghanistan
Realizing it was draining their economy, the Soviets withdraw from Afghanistan. Another step to ending the war. -
Cold War ends
When the Cold War ended it left the United States as the biggest super power. No nation challenged the U.S military, economically, or politically.
