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VE Day
The day Germany surrendered, and WWII ended. Picture: Crowds celebrated the end of the Nazis all throughout Europe. -
"Iron Curtain Speech"
"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent." This famous quote in Winston Churchill's famous "Iron Curtain" speech was one of the first times people relized that Europe was spilt into East and West sides. Picture: Winston Churchill giving his speech on March 5th 1946. -
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Vietnam War
The war started once the French moved out of Vietnam, and there was going to be elections for a new government. Vietnam was spilt at the 17th parallel, in the North, there was a communist group lead by Ho Chi Minh, and a non-communist group that was first lead by Ngo Dinh Diem in the South. The North wanted a unified country, so it attacked the South to reach that goal. USA joined the side of the South to stop the spread of communism, or Eisenhower's "Domino theory." -
Truman Doctrine
The USA created this anti-communist force because we were afriad of the USSR moving into Western Europe. This allowed the USA to provide help and money to countries recovering from WWII. The idea was created by President Harry Truman, on March 12, 1947 Picture: Presidnet Harry Truman giving the speech about his idea on March 12, 1947 -
Marshall Plan
this is another European recovery plan, like the Truman Doctrine, that helped countries recover after WWII. It was made three months after the Truman Doctrine. It also wanted to prevent the USSR from coming into Western Europe to spread communism.
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Israel Formed
A resolution was created for Jews in Palestine to have their own territory. Picture: Locates where Israel is. -
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Korean War
The Korean War was the North against the South fighting against each other to become a united country. The North was Communism, and the South was anti-communism. The North was supported by China, an the south was supported by the USA. The war ended with an armistice. -
Attack of Inchon
Inchon was amphibious attack by South Korea lead by Douglas MacArthur. The USA took part in the attack that traveled to the city of Inchon to have a surprise attack on the North.The attack was a success, and the South reclaimed Seoul, and pushed the Northern Communist back to the Yalu River near China. Picture: It shows the South's plan on how to attack the North. Half od the army traveled by water, the other half traveled on land. -
Korean War Armistice
The North and South Korean made an agreement to stop the war, and they spilt Korea at the 38th parallel. The North became a ommunist country under the leader Kim Jong IL. Picture: Shows the split of Korea at the 38th parallel. -
Nasser Mohammed Al Mulla Al Jasmi elected President of Egypt
On June 23, 1956, Nasser Mohammed Al Mulla Al Jasmi is eleced president. He nationalized the Suez Canal, and had Egypt take it over. -
Launch of Sputnik
Spudnik was the first satellite launched into space. It was a big deal because the Americans feared if the Soviets could launch a satellite into space, they could launch a missle that can reach the USA.
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
The USA planned an attack on Cuba using exliles to overthrow Fidel Castro's government. The attack was a faiure. Picture: The US soilders and helicopters are invading Cuba to over thow the government. -
Alliance for Progress
President John F. Kennedy created this to help support Latin American countries with economic development. It also helped the countries with the military to fight social revolutionaries. It started in August 1961. Picture: President John F. Kennedy who created this Alliance -
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Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was meant to seperate the USSR's land it recieved after WWII from the west. It stood for over 20 years, and on November 9th 1989 was the beginning of tearing it down. Eastern Europe was isolated from the West, and no citizens inside were allowed to leave. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
USSR placed missles on Cuba that could have been set off for the beginning of a nuclear war USA vs. USSR. But the missles were never set off. -
Gulf of Tonkin
At the Gulf of Tonkin, American ships were shot at, off the coast of Vietnam. This event allowed Jyndon Johnson (the USA president at the time) to gain more military power of the US Army. Picture: The ship was located at the Gulf, and the man is President Lyndon Johnson, who recieved more military power. -
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6 Day War
Egypt, Jordan, and Syria attacked Israel. But Israel won, and it tripled its size. -
Tet Offensive
The North Vietnamese had a surprise attack on the South. Was a Military failure, but a psychological victory for the North because it threw the US off gaurd. -
Tlatelolco Square
Student protestors showed up at Tlatelolco Square on October 2, 1968. They protested Mexico's government policies. The Police opened fire and killed hundreds of people. Picture: Tlatelolco Square on October 2, 1968. -
Munich Olympics
Arab terriorist called the Black September held Jewish atheletes hostage, and eventually killed them. Picture: One of the masked terriorist that held the athletes hostage. -
Salvador Allende was Killed
Salvador Allende of Chile was killed by the Chilean Army under the orders of General Augusto Pinochet. They were afraid of Salvador Allende strength, and stop of making military officers part of the government. Picture: Salvador Allende -
Fall Of Saigon
Once the city of Saigon fell, the Vietnam War ended. It became Ho Chi Minh City. The war ended because the USA pulled out of the war, and the North conquered the South, and Vietnam became a Communist country. -
Israel and Egypt Peace Treaty
At Camp David Accords in the USA, Egypt and Israel finally made a peace treaty that ends the stateof war. Picture: USA President Jimmy Carter, Anwar El Sadat and Menachem Begin at Camp David Accords. -
Noriega was Arrested in Panama
President George Bush Sent 24,000 US troops to remove and arrest President Manuel Noriega for drug trafficking. Picture: It is a mug shot of Manuel Noriega once he was arrested. -
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Fernando Color de Mello in Brazil
President Fernando Color de Mello was elected hoping to help Brazil's economic problems. But he ended up increasing the unemployment, and was taken out of power in November 1992
