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Joseph Stalin gave his famous speech declaring that Communism is the opposite of Capitalism and the two shall oppose one another.
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Winston Churchill speeks of the division between Communist and Capitalist Europe while visiting the United States (and specifically Truman's home state). This speech was a response to Stalin's speech.
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Truman states that the United States will help all oppresesed people fighting a regime that they don't like. He specifically meant Greece and Turkey at this time.
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This event changed the US foreign policy completley, as the US had planned on Nuclear dominance for years.
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The US duck and cover type dealio.
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Effectivley the Russian CIA in American terms (MI:6 in British terms). This spying dudes was legit.
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Isreal, Great Britian, and France invade Egypt expecting US backing. Kruschev publicly declares that the USSR will send military support to Egypt against the Allies, while Truman says they need to leave quietly.
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This launch began the historic space race between the US and Russia as well as inspiring a generation.
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This was the US response to the Sputnik launch. Things got real.
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Castro overthrows Batista and turns Cuba all communist and junk.
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Kruschev visits the US and they have a rip roaring hilarious good time. In which they try to out do one another in the highly competitive world of Kitchen Appliances.
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That oh so famous president who's name is only three letters was elected. This won't last long.
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The CIA invades Cuba to try and assasinate Castro. Failed, and there is a common view that the failure was the fault of Kennedy for canceling air support.
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The wall put up at the behest of the East Germans. The USSR, contrary to popular belief, opposed the wall.
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USSR puts nuke on Cuba pointed at the US, in range of most major US cities.
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US, USSR, and Great Britain ratify a treaty that stops the testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere, underwater, and in outer space. This does not prevent testing underground.
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Remember how I said JFK wouldn't last long? It really didn't.
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A US ship in the Gulf of Tonkin off Vietnam was attacked. Then the stupid radar man thought they were attacked again, and thus began the Vietnam War. Great work, Radar Guy, great work indeed.
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North Korea captures a boat that they still have.
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The US puts the first men on the moon in the form of Neil Armstron and Buzz Aldridge.
