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Iron curtian Speech
His speech was about the "Iron Curtian" or the dividing line between freedom and communism in europe. -
CIA established
The CIA was established under the security act of 1947 -
Marshall Plan
a precedent for helping countries combat poverty, disease and malnutrition -
Birth of NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO is created by the United States and many western European countries to defend Europe against Soviet aggression -
Russia's atom bomb
Russia tested its first atomic bomb -
H-Bomb
Truman approves the development of the H-Bomb -
Korean War
North Koreans armed with weapons from Stalin invade South Korea -
Korean War
The Korean War begins the first armed conflict in the Cold War the global struggle between communism and democracy -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War begins shortly after Vietnam is divided into communist North Vietnam and non-communist South Vietnam -
Bay of Pigs
a group of cubans along with the U.S. invade cuba at the Bay of Pigs -
Cuban Missle Crisis
The Cuban Missile crisis sparks a major confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union when the U.S discovers the existence of Soviet missile installations in Cuba. -
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty I SALT is signed by the Soviet Union and the United States limiting the building of weapons including nuclear missiles -
Soviet Union Invades Afghanistan
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan beginning a decade-long war that ends with their withdrawal in 1988 -
Signing of INF Treaty
U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sign INF treaty, which removes medium and short-range nuclear missiles -
Tear down the Berlin Wall
The berlin wall was taken down by the military and citizens
