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Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt meet. The Cold War begins.
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The Potsdam conference was almost a follow-up on the Yalta Conference. Churchill, Stalin, and Truman met to discuss Germany's military power, economy, and future status.
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The United Nations is an organization of almost every country. The UN meets and is a forum for all countries to debate and present issues.
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Truman Doctrine helped with the policy of Containment, and stated that the US would provide military and financial aid to countries in danger of falling under communist rule.
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The USA's plan to send food, supplies, aid, military support, ANYTHING to support countries in need to stop them from falling to communism.
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The CIA was formed as a foreign intelligence agency, to stop the spreading of communism throughout Asia and Europe.
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10 people involved in Hollywood's movie business were called before HUAC for questioning. HUAC assumed they were communist when they refused to answer any questions.
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House of Un-American Activities Comittee. Created to find communists in the US and be rid of them.
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Soviets block all transport past their side of the Berlin Wall. The US begins airlifting supplies over the wall.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization is founded as an organization of countries who agree to support each other.
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Senator Joesph McCarthy begins his "hunt for communists" spiraling the US into a witch hunt for communist spies. Many are convicted and accused of being a communist.
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North Korea ( best korea! ) begins war with South Korea to succumb them to communism.
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The warsaw pact is the soviets response to the formation of NATO.
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The soviets launched Sputnik into the atmosphere to orbit the earth. This won the Space Race, and was the first satellite sent to orbit.
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Sputnik II sent the 1st passenger into space, Laika. A return was not planned for Laika, so she was also the 1st death in space.
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American photographic recon aircraft was shot down by the Soviets. Krushchev demanded an apology, which the US refused to give.
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CIA launches a failed covert mission to assassinate Fidel Castro and start a rebellion.
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US recon photographs show missle production bases in Cuba.
US almost drops an airstrike, but Khrushchev and Kennedy work out a deal where US removes nukes from Turkey and publically announces to never invade Cuba, and Soviets remove missles from Cuba. -
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Viet-Cong launched an attack on the day of the lunar new year, during a cease fire.
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The United States sent 3 men to land on the moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed in their lunar module and walked on the surface while Michael Collins orbited the moon.
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Students protesting the expansion of our involvment in the Vietnam War to Cambodia protested at Kent State University. A copy of the constitution was burned, the ROTC building was lit ablaze, and firemens hoses were slashed. After arresting many and dispersing the crowds with tear-gas, the national guard began shooting. 4 were killed, with 9 injured.
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US denied South vietnams calling for help, and North Vietnam pushed into Saigon, capturing the city and effectively ending the war.
