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Ho Chi Minh takes power in Vietnam
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Yalta Conference
Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt meet. The Cold War begins. -
Potsdam Conference
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. -
UN is formed.
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. -
Truman Doctrine
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. -
Marshall Plan
The USA's plan to send food, supplies, aid, military support, ANYTHING to support countries in need to stop them from falling to communism. -
CIA formed
The CIA was formed as a foreign intelligence agency, to stop the spreading of communism throughout Asia and Europe. -
Hollywood 10
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. -
HUAC is formed.
House of Un-American Activities Comittee. Created to find communists in the US and be rid of them. -
Czechoslovakia falls to Communism
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Berlin Blockade and Berlin Airlifts
Soviets block all transport past their side of the Berlin Wall. The US begins airlifting supplies over the wall. -
NATO is ratified
North Atlantic Treaty Organization is founded as an organization of countries who agree to support each other. -
Berlin Blockade ends
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Red Scare begins.
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. -
Korean War starts
North Korea ( best korea! ) begins war with South Korea to succumb them to communism. -
Warsaw Pact is formed.
The warsaw pact is the soviets response to the formation of NATO. -
Sputnik is launched.
The soviets launched Sputnik into the atmosphere to orbit the earth. This won the Space Race, and was the first satellite sent to orbit. -
Sputnik II launched
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. -
U2 Crisis
American photographic recon aircraft was shot down by the Soviets. Krushchev demanded an apology, which the US refused to give. -
Bay Of Pigs
CIA launches a failed covert mission to assassinate Fidel Castro and start a rebellion. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
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. -
USA sends 200,000 troops to Vietnam
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Tet Offensive
Viet-Cong launched an attack on the day of the lunar new year, during a cease fire. -
1st Man walked on the Moon.
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. -
Kent State Shootings
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. -
End of Vietnam War
US denied South vietnams calling for help, and North Vietnam pushed into Saigon, capturing the city and effectively ending the war.
