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The Cold War by Natasha Mason
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Iron curtain descends on Europe
stands for the conflict and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991 -
potsdam conference
the leader joseph stalin british prime minister winston chrurchhill US president harry trueman met up to nagoshiate the end of world war two -
Marshall plan
American initiative to aid Europe, in which the United States gave economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II , to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism -
creation of israel
David Ben-Gurion, the head of the Jewish Agency, proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel. U.S. President Harry S. Truman recognized the new nation on the same day -
NASA is formed
is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research -
Suez Crisis
a diplomatic and military conflict in late 1956 between Egypt on one side, and Britain, France and Israel on the other, with the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Nations playing major roles in forcing Britain, France and Israel to withdraw -
Berlin wall constructed
was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin, East Germany, and from East Berlin -
Cuban Missle Crisis
between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side and the United States on the other side. The crisis is known as the moment in which the Cold War came closest to turning into a nuclear conflict -
USS Pueblo Incident
Pueblo left Yokosuka, Japan, in transit to Sasebo, Japan, from where she left on 11 January 1968, headed north through the Tsushima Strait into the Sea of Japan. -
Iran Hostage crisis
was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States