Cold War America

Treaties of Paris

Feb 10, 1947

World War II comes to a close

Truman Doctrine

Mar 12, 1947

Policy of containment for Communism

Korean War Begins

Jun 24, 1950

Korean War Ends

Jul 12, 1953

Warsaw Pact

May 12, 1955

Vietnam Conflict

Period: Nov 1, 1955 to Apr 30, 1975

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Sputnik Launched into Orbit

Oct 4, 1957

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Apr 17, 1961

Outside LinkKennedy plans a botched CIA mission to assasinate Fidel Castro. It is an embarrassment,

construction of Berlin Wall

Aug 13, 1961

splitting East and West Germany

Apollo 11 lands on moon

Jul 20, 1969

destruction of Berlin Wall

Nov 9, 1989

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