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Was a law that provided college (or high school or vocational education) for returning World War II veterans (commonly referred to as G.I.s) as well as one year of unemployment compensation.
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Was the large-scale American program to aid Europe where the United States gave monetary support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to combat the spread of Soviet communism.
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Soviet guards halted all passenger trains and traffic on the autobahn to Berlin, delayed Western and German freight shipments and required that all water transport secure special Soviet permission.[
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Is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty
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War between the Republic of Korea.
The Korean War was primarily the result of the political division of Korea -
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The show was the first scripted television program to be shot on 35 mm film in front of a studio audience, and won five Emmy Awards and received numerous nominations. In 2002, it ranked second on TV Guide's list of television's greatest shows, behind Seinfeld and ahead of The Honeymooners.[
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The first was developed by Jonas Salk and first tested in 1952
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Was a mutual defense treaty between eight communist states of Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War.
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Stating that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent their falling into the Soviet sphere.
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Was the first artificial satellite to be put into Earth's orbit.
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Provided funding to United States education institutions at all levels.[
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The thirteen days referred to as the Cuban Missile Crisis (known as the October Crisis in Cuba or Caribbean Crisis was a confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side and the United States on the other in October 1962, during the Cold War.
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Was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives.