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1950-1975
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Start Of the Korean War
Communist North Korea invades South Korea. President Harry S. Truman sends naval and air force to South Korea. -
Negotiations in Korea
Peace negotiations begin in Korea to end the war. The war lingers on for two more years. -
The German Border
The Soviet Union, lead by Stalin, closes the border between west and east Germany. The border between east and west Berlin remains open. -
USA Hydrogen Bomb
The United States tested the first hydrogen bomb in the world. The bomb was hundreds of times more powerful than the bombs that were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Eisenhower Gets Elected
The famous world war II general becomes president. Beats out democratic Adlai Stevenson. -
Stalin Dies
Soviet Leader Josef Stalin dies. Ending his 30 year power within the Soviet Union. -
korean war ends
The armistice os signed and the war ends. New borders in north and south korea are drawn. -
The Soviet Hydrogen Bomb
The Soviet Union developes their first hydrogen bomb. This brings the arms race to a new level. -
McCarthy army communist hearings
Senator Joseph McCarthy begins hearings on the united stated military. He charged them for being to "soft" on the communist party. -
Warsaw fact formed
Soviets and several european powers sign a defense deal with soviet russia. This gives the soviets contol over all the members military units. -
U2 spy plane developed in the USA
United states flys first U2 spy plane over moscow. Designed to fly so high the it doesnt show up on soviet radar. -
Eisenhower doctrine
President Esienhower gives speach that says any nation fighting against communism will be aided by the united states of america. (countrys must be in middle east for us aid) -
Soviet Sputnik Launched
First man made object to orbit earth. Lauches space race. -
First Satellite
The united states lauches first satellite. Explorer was its name. -
NASA Created
The national Aeronautics and space administration was created. They were created to lead the united states into the space race with the soviets. -
The kitchen debate
Khrushchev meets with the United States. Soviet president and richard nixon alongside interpreters meet in moscow. -
U2 spy plane shot down
Soviets shoot down U2 sply plane. President eisenhower denies the incident and refused to apologize. -
Berlin wall contruction
Wall seperated communist east germany and democratic west germany. Thousands fled to west before wall was constructed. -
U2 spy plane finds suspicious activity in cuba
U2 takes pictures of missle sites in western cuba. Missle sites able to hit alot of the united states. -
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
The USA, Soviet Union, and Great Britain sign a nuclear treaty. Nuclear testing was now illegal everywhere. -
President Kennedy assassinated
President is shot twice and killed in Dallas TX. Shooter Lee Harvey Oswald is captured 24 hours later and killed. -
Atomic bombs developed in China
Atomic bombs are found in china. Fear runs across world. -
200,000 troops sent to vietnam
Troops sent to vietnam to help with vietnam war. Announcement was made to the USA -
B-52 bombs vietnam
28 bombers bomb vietnam. They preformed Operation Arc Light. -
North Korea captured U.S.S. Pueblo
The U.S.S. Pueblo was watching the north korean shore. Korean poltrol boats caught them off guard. -
Apollp 11
The USA lands the first man on the moon. This won the space race against the soviets. -
Nixon goes to china
President nixon visits china for a meeting on peace relations. First step to making more allies. -
SALT 1 agreement
For once during the cold war both the soviet union and the united states agreed on something. They agreed to limit the number of nuclear missles in their arsenals. -
Nixon resigns
President nixon resigned because of enviable empeachment. -
Vietnam falls to commuism
North Vietnam defeats south Vietnam. South Vietnam falls to communism.
