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Sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the isthmus of Suez.
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Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin meet and discuss what would happen at the end of the war.
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Representatives from 50 countries came to San Francisco to officially organize the UN.
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The war ended with the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers.
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Promotion of widespread fear of the potential rise of communism.
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George Kennan responded with a message explaining his views of the Soviets.
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Churchill referred to an "iron curtain" falling across Eastern Europe. Described the Communist nations of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.
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Gave a speech that outlined a policy. Its goal was to aid those who worked to resist being controlled by others.
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George C. Marshall proposed the Marshall Plan, which would give European nations American aid and to rebuild their economies.
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Soviet troops blockaded West Berlin hoping to force the US to reconsider its decision or abandon West Berlin.
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An agreement was made to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a mutual defense alliance made up of 12 countries.
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A campaign against alleged communists in the US government.
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North Korean troops invaded the south, driving back poorly equipped South Korean forces.
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A civil defense training film distributed to schoolchildren.
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A New York couple who were members of the Communist Party. They were charged for spying for the Soviets.
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Collective defense treaty signed by the Soviet Union.
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He asked Congress to authorize the use of military force whenever the president wanted to assist the Middle E. nations.
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The Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 spy plane.
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Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon
