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1945-1965
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Cold War Begins
Cold War Begins -
United States used atomic bomb
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End of World War II
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Marshall Plan is announced
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Czechoslovakia
Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia -
Marshall Plan
The large-scale American program to aid Europe where the United States gave monetary support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of communism. -
Executive Order 9981
Executive Order 9981 is an executive order by U.S. President Harry S. Truman. It ended racial segregation in the armed forces. -
NATO
NATO was officially established -
Soviets explode their first atomic bomb
Soviets explode their first atomic bomb -
North Korean Communist forces invade South Korea
North Korean Communist forces invade South Korea on June 25. -
Communist takeover of China
Communist takeover of China -
Federal Civil Defense Administration established
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Construction of Berlin Wall begins
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Duck and Cover film
Duck and Cover is a civil defense film (sometimes also characterized propaganda) produced in 1951. -
The Korean War ends
The Korean War ends -
KGB established
national security agency of the Soviet Union -
Warsaw Pact formed
was a mutual defense treaty between eight communist states of Eastern Europe -
Sputnik is launched into orbit
Sputnik is launched into orbit -
Fidel Castro takes control of Cuba.
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John F. Kennedy elected President
John F. Kennedy elected President -
Bay of Pigs invasion
Bay of Pigs invasion. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet governments secretly began to build bases in Cuba for a number of nuclear missiles -
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
bans all nuclear explosions in all environments, for military or civilian purposes. -
President Kennedy assassinated
President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas -
Gulf of Tonkin incident
Gulf of Tonkin incident
