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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. -
Truman Doctrine
the truman doctrine is the common name for the cold war strategy of containment versed the soviet union. -
Marshall plan
The marshall plan took form when the u.s. secretary of the state George c. Marshall urged that the european countries decided on the economic needs. -
berlin airlift
stuply of vital necessities to west berlin by transport primarily under the u.s. as a auspices. -
Nato formation
12 nations established the north Atlantic treaty organizations (Nato) to coordinate the military defenses of member nations against possible sovient aggression. -
North Korean Invasion of South Korea
conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation. In 1948 rival governments were established: The Republic of Korea was proclaimed in the South and the People's Democratic Republic of Korea in the North. -
Era of McCarthyism begins
United States Senator Joe McCarthy begins his crusade against suspected Communists in the United States government - era of McCarthyism begins. -
Rosenberg Execution
June 19 marks the anniversary of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's historic execution in 1953. Found guilty of relaying U.S. military secrets to the Soviets, the Rosenbergs were the first U.S. civilians to be sentenced to death for espionage. -
Warsaw pact formation
the day for may day as established as a response to the admission of west germany into nato. -
Sputnik 1 launched
It was launched into an elliptical low earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957, and was the first in a series of satellites collectively known as the Sputnik program -
Creation of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a concrete barrier built by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) that completely enclosed the city of West Berlin, separating it from East Germany, including East Berlin. The Wall included guard towers placed along large concrete walls, which circumscribed a wide area (later known as the "death strip") that contained anti-vehicle trenches, "fakir beds" and other defenses -
First american in space
yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was the first man in space. He lived in soviet union. -
Bay of the pigs invasion
John F. Kennedy ordered curban exciles trained by the cia to be sent into cuba. -
Fist man in space
Mercury astronaut Alan B. Shepard,Jr balsted off in his freedom 7 capsule atop a mercury redstone rocket. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Missils planted in Cuba by the USSR. Tensions are high between the USSR and US. -
First man on the moon
the fist man on the moon was known as Neil Armstrong. -
Vietnam War
The Paris Peace Accords of 27 January 1973, formally recognized the sovereignty of Vietnam "as recognized by the 1954 Geneva Agreements". Under the terms of the accords all American combat troops were withdrawn by 29 March 1973. Limited fighting continued, before the north captured the province of Phuoc Long in December 1974 and started a full-scale offensive, culminating in the Fall of Saigon on 30 April 197
