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Development and testing of hydrogen bomb by U.S.
Development and testing of hydrogen bomb by U.S. -
Truman Doctrine
The principle, first expressed in 1947 by US President Truman, that the US should give support to countries or peoples threatened by... -
Communist takeover of mainland China by Mao Zedong
between Western European countries and the United States as a defensive military alliance -
Soviet takeover of Czechoslovakia
Soviet tanks rolled into Czechoslovakia -
Marshall Plan
U.S. aid to Western Europe for war recovery and prevention of spread of
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Berlin Airlift
aid by air to Soviet-blockaded Berlin -
Berlin Airlift
aid by air to Soviet-blockaded Berlin -
Creation of North Atlantic Treaty Organization
between Western European countries and the United States as a defensive military alliance -
Korean War
that leaves a divided Korean peninsula – North Korea (Communist) and South Korea (democracy) -
Development and testing of hydrogen bomb by Soviet Union
Development and testing of hydrogen bomb by Soviet Union -
Cuban revolution
- led by Fidel Castro that leads to Communist takeover of that country
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Creation of Warsaw Pact
between U.S.S.R. and Eastern European satellites as a military alliance -
Launching of Sputnik satellite by Soviet Union
It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on ... draft was completed and the scientist tasks to be carried out by a satellite were defined -
Vietnam War
that results in Communist-backed North Vietnam overtaking U.S.-backed South Vietnam . -
Berlin Wall divides the city into Communist East Berlin and free West Berlin
Berlin Wall divides the city into Communist East Berlin and free West Berlin -
Cuban Missile Crisis
between U.S. and U.S.S.R. that almost leads to nuclear war