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Alger Hiss arrested
Hiss was accused of being a Soviet spy in 1948. convicted of perjury in connection with this charge in 1950 -
Lyndon Johnson becomes president
Was the 36th President of the United States. He served as the 37th Vice President of the United States -
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USA develops Nuclear weapons
The United States was the first country to develop nuclear weapons. Before and during the Cold War, it conducted over a thousand nuclear tests. -
Creation of the United Nations
It was established to promote international co-operation The organization won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001. Commentators believe the organization to be an important force for peace. -
China becomes Communist
this period is known as the War of Liberation. also known as Chinese Nationalist Party and the Communist Party of China (CPC). -
Truman Doctrine
Was an international relations policy set forth by the U.S. President Harry Truman. It stated that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid. which would prevent them from falling into the saviet sphere. -
The Marshall Plan
the plan was made to help rebuild european economies after the end of world war 2. It was a four year plan. The united States wanted to help rebuild and remove trade barriers. -
Creation of NATO
It is an military alliance based on north atlantic treatyThe headquarters are located in brussels , Belguimits 28 states across North America. -
USSR develops Nuclear weapons
This scientific research was directed by Soviet nuclear physicist Igor Kurchatov. Efforts were undertaken and managed by NKVD director Lavrentiy Beria. -
Dwight Eisenhower becomes president
He was 34th President of the United States. He was a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II. Also he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe. -
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
executed for passing information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. The other atomic spies who were caught by the FBI offered confessions and were not executed -
Creation of demilitarized zone in Korea
Is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula. That serves as a buffer zone between North and South Korea. -
McCarthy hearings
the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques. -
JFK
Served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until he was assassinated in November 1963. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs is an inlet of the Gulf of Cazones. located on the southern coast of Cuba. -
The Berlin Wall is erected
It was built by the German Democratic It completly cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban missile crisis known as the October Crisis . The crisis is regarded as the moment iwhen the Cold War came close to turning into a nuclear conflict. -
Kennedy Assassination
He was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza Dallas Texas. Kennedy was shot by a sniper while traveling with his wife. -
Gulf of Tonkin incident
USS Maddox Incident, is the name given to two separate confrontations involving North Vietnam and the United States in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin. -
Richard Nixon becomes president
was the 37th President of the United States, -
Kent State
Also known as the May 4 massacre or the Kent State massacre. involved the shooting of unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4, 1970. -
vietnam war
also known as the Second Indochina War,[26] and known by the Vietnamese as the American War. As the war wore on, the part of the Viet Cong in the fighting decreased . -
Ronald Reagan
was the 40th President of the United States . Prior to his presidency, he served as the 33rd Governor of California -
Soviet Collapse
formally ceased to exist on 26 December 1991. The increasing political unrest led the establishment of the Soviet military and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. -
Mikhail Gorbachev leads the Soviet Union
He was the seventh and last undisputed leader of the Soviet Union. having served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991. -
Berlin Wall torn down
was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic. cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin
