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Marshall Plan
US sponsored programs to help boost the economy in European countries to prevent the sprend of Communism -
The Truman Doctrine
A policy set by President Truman stating the US would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent them from becoming Communist. -
Creation NATO
Military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty to, as a group, defend attacks from other countries on the ones in the NATO. -
Korean War
A war between North and South Korea, North being supported by the People's Rebublic of China and the South being supported by the United Nations -
US Creates and Tests Hydrogen Bomb
Detonates first thermonuclear bomb that was 1000 times bigger than normal nuclear weapons. Also gave the US a short-lived advantage in nuclear arms race with Soviet Union -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
A mutual denfense treaty between the Soviet union and 7 other europe satellites, also putting the Soviets in control of the armed forces in those 7 countries. -
Vietnam War
War between the Nationalist forces and the US, where the Nationalist forces tried to unite Vietnam under and communist government and the US trying to stop that spread of communism. -
Soviets Launch Sputnik
The first earth satellite to orbit earth. It also had 4 external radio antennae to transmit radio pulses. Also started the space race between US and USSR. -
Nikita Khrushchev Visits USA
Nikita became the first USSR leader to visit the US. Main goal of the visit was to meet with Eisenhower and make peace betweens the two countries. -
Bay of Pigs
An unsuccessful attempt by US exiles to land on Cuba and overthrown Fidel Castro. -
Berlin Wall Goes Up
A barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic tocompletly cut off West Berlin from east Germany and east Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13 day confrontation with the Soviets and Cuba on one side and the US on the other, about the installation of USSR nuclear weapons on Cuba. -
Six Day War
Started when Israel launched attacks on Egypt air-fields and a period of high tension. Israel concludedly took the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, the West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan, and the Golan Heights from Syria. -
US Sends Man to the Moon
Although people had already gone into space, on this date the first person stepped on the moon, beating the Russian who were thought at the begining to do it first. -
Nixion Visits China
Marked the first time a US citizen had visited the People's Republic of China. Nixion as made the journey to strengthen the relationship between the 2 countries. -
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
Treaty that limited the amount of armed missile both the US and Russia could have. -
USSR Invades Afghanistan
USSR invaded Afghanistan during there Civil war. The war then turned to Soviet-led Afghan troops against the mujahideen. The mugahideen then got training and aid from other countries like the US, United Kingdom, and Saudi Arabi. -
Intermediate Range Nuclear Force Treaty
A agreement between the USSR and the US to eliminate their intermidiate and shorter range missiles. -
German Reunification/Fallof Berlin Wall
The East Germans fled to West Germany through Hungary's border. Then through the East Germans peaceful protests, the West and East finally gave in and united. -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
By the declaration number 142-H, the Soviet Union acknowledged the independence of the 15 republics. Then after Mikhail Gorbachev had resigned, the Soviet flag was lowered and the Russian flag was raised.
