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House Un-American Activities Committee formed
The House Un-American Activities Committee formed was created to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens, public employees, and those organizations suspected of having Communist ties. -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was a strategy meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill,and Stalin. -
United Nations formation
The United Nations formation promoted peace. -
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was where Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill drew up plans for the administration of Germany and Poland. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was President Truman's promise to help nations struggling against communist movements. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was a foreign policy that offered economic aid to Western European countries after World War ll. -
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Airlift was a program in which U.S. and British pilots flew supplies to West Berlin during a Soviet blockade. -
NATO formation
The NATO formation provided the military alliance to counter Soviet expansion. -
Era of McCarthyism begins
McCarthyism was based on the actions of Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy. McCarthyism also became a catchword for the extreme, reckless charges. -
North Korean Invasion of South Korea
The North Korean Invasion of South Korea caught the United States and South Koreans by surprise. -
Rosenberg Execution
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were found guilty of relaying U.S. military secrets to the Soviets and sentenced to death. -
Armistice Signed Ending Korean War
Armistice Signed to end the Korean War. -
Warsaw Pact formation
The Warsaw Pact formation was a military alliance of the Soviet Union and its satellite states. -
Sputnik 1 Launched
Sputnik was launched successfully by the Soviet Union. -
First Man in Space
Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. -
First American in Space
Alan Shepard was the first american in space. -
Creation of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was a dividing wall built by East Germany to isolate West Berlin from Communist controlled East Berlin. -
First Man on the Moon
Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.
