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Cold War Begins
The Yalta conference -
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Cold War Events
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Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill delivers "Iron Curtain" Speech. Iron Curtain means a barrier that seperated West Berlin and East Germany. -
Truman Doctrine
Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War -
Marshall Plan
Marshall Plan is announced -
Korean War begins
Korean War begins -
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Federal Civil Defense Administration established -
Korean War Ends
Korean War ends -
Rebellion Put Down in Communist Hungary
Rebellion put down in Communist Hungary. Egypt took control of Suez Canal; U.S. refused to help take it back -
JFK Elected President
John F. Kennedy elected President -
Berlin Border
Berlin border closed. August 17 Contrustion of Berlin's wall begins. -
JFK
President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas -
U.S Marines
U.S. Marines sent to Dominican Republic to fight Communism -
Troops Sent to Vietnam
Announcement of dispatching of 150,000 U.S. troops to Vietnam -
Cease Fire between North Vietnam and the U.S
Cease fire in Vietnam between North Vietnam and United States -
North Vietnam v.s South Vietnam
North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam -
President Reagan
President Reagan proposes Strategic Defense Initiative -
Reagan and Gorbachev
Reagan and Gorbachev resolve to remove all intermediate nuclear missiles from Europe -
Berlins Wall
Berlin Wall falls -
Communist Government Falls
Communist governments fall in Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Rumania; Soviet empire ends -
Soviet Union Cold War End
End of Soviet Union Cold War Ends