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The uprising of Communism in Russia caused tension with the U.S. and other countries around them.
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The only meeting between Stalin and Truman, discussions of the ending of WWII, and the Iron Curtain.
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The United States used two atomic bombs against Japan, the first being dropped on Hiroshima, the second, on Nagasaki.
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The conquest of surrounding European countries by the Soviets. These countries acted as Russian satellites, being called the Iron Curtain.
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The hollywood 10 are ten people who were on the hollywood blacklist for not answering government questions about their involvement with Communism.
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This was the Russian counter-plan to the Marshall plan.
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A speech made by Truman that was a call to arms for the government to help foreign counties so they don't become Communist.
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The Soviets blockaded Berlin in an attempt to get rid of the new currency instituted by the U.S; and to take over Berlin.
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The United States airlifted tons of supplies to Berlin to erase the effects of the blockade.
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Alger Hiss was a government official who was accused of Soviet spying, and was tried twice.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization, formed to be a response to Russian war.
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The war between North and South Korea raged on until American and Chinese intervention made it a war too costly.
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The Rosenburgs were accused of being soviet spies stealing nuclear missile secrets.
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These were investigations by the army into Joseph Mcarthy, a crazy guy who called tons of people out on being Communists.
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The first Indo-Chinese war between France and Vietnam.
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This conference was discussing the Korean War and China's intervention.
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The alliance between Russia and its satellite states in response to NATO.
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This revolution was a revolt against the soviet rule of Hungary.
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A secret Stealth bomber test flight, the plane was shot down and discovered, with the U.S. trying to cover the incident up.
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Cuba was invaded by a CIA sponsored military group, in an attempt by the U.S. to kill Fidel Castro. It failed horribly.
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A massive wall dividing Berlin, physically, and ideologically.
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Diem, dictator of South Vietnam, backed by America, was assassinated by order of JFK.
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John F. Kennedy, president of the U.S. at the time, is assassinated.
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This was when Nixon was given full authority to being in as much troops and money into Vietnam as needed.
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A massive aerial bombing campaign over Vietnam.
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A massive surprise attack from the Vietcong during Tet, Vietnamese Christmas.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was killed, like with JFK, by a gunamn.
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Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated, right after winning the democratic nomination for California and South Dakota.
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250k Warsaw Pact troops invaded Czechoslovakia.
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Tons of people protested against the Vietnam war.
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Richard Nixon was elected as president of the U.S.
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Unarmed, protesting students were shot at Kent State.
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Nixon visited the peoples republic of China. It ended 25 years of no communication between US and China.
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As the cease fire went in to effect, Saigon had most of the South Vietnamese army in it.
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Saigon was taken over by the North Vietnamese army, pretty much marking the end of U.S. involvement.
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Ronald Reagan is elected as the 40th president of the US.
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Nicknamed as Star Wars, this was Reagan's plan for missile defense against the USSR.
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Winston churchill gave a speech, telling Gorbachev to remove the Iron Curtain.
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Gorbachev met with Reagan to talk about reducing the number of nukes.
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All of the Soviet Satellite states exploded as soon as Gorbachev took his troops out of them, and they made new governments.
