| Event Date: | Event Title: | Event Description: | |
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02/04/1945 | Yalta Conference | held in Yalta; Germany will be divided into 4 occupation zones |
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07/17/1945 | Potsdam Conference | held in Potsdam, Germany; Free elections are to take place in Soviet-held occupation zones |
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01/10/1946 | United Nations formation | supported Korea |
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03/12/1947 | Truman Doctrine | announced by Harry S. Truman. He asked Congress to support the Greek Government against the Communists. |
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06/05/1947 | Marshall Plan | opens aid to other European countries |
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10/20/1947 | House Un-American Activities Committee formed | HUAC was investigations of Nazis, communists, etc. |
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06/27/1948 | Berlin Airlift | It brought food to the people of Berlin after Stalin tried to starve to them by blockcading the city. |
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04/04/1949 | NATO formation | an intergovernmental military alliance |
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06/25/1950 | North Korean Invasion of South Korea | North Korea invaded South Korea and it was nearly destroyed. |
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06/19/1953 | Rosenberg Execution | They were found guilty for giving the Soviets U.S. military secrets. |
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07/27/1953 | Armistice Signed Ending Korean War | signed between North Korea and South Korea |
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03/16/1954 | Era of McCarthyism begins | Was against communists |
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05/01/1955 | Warsaw Pact formation | Formed by the Soviet Union in response to the NATO. |
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10/04/1957 | Sputnik 1 Launched | The Sputnik 1 satalites the Earth giving scientists infomation about many things and taking pictures. |
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04/12/1961 | First Man in Space | Yuri Gargarin was the first man in space. |
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05/02/1961 | First American in Space | Allan Sheppard was the first American in space. |
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08/13/1961 | Creation of the Berlin Wall | The Soviet Union built a wall to keep other out and to keep their people in. |
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07/20/1969 | First Man on the Moon | Neil Armstrong was the the first man on the moon. |
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