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End of WWII
The end of the most widespreed war in history, which included most of the world powers. -
Iron Curtain Speech
Church used the phrase "Iron Curtain" to describe the division between Western powers and the area controlled by the Soviet Union -
Marshall Plan
Large-scale American program to aid Europe in combat against the Soviet Union -
House Un-American Activitites Committee: Hollywood Blacklists
The HUAMC leaders, do to the communist threat, blacklisted actors acccused of having communist sympathies. -
Chinese Civil War
Fought between the Chinese Nationalist party and the Republic of China -
Berlin Airlift
The Allies provided the blocked off portion of Berlin with supplies that they needed. -
McCarthy Trials
Unjust accusations on people claimed to have communist symphathies. -
Rosenberg Execution
The Rosenbergs were accused of persuading Ethel's brother, David Greenglass, to provide them with confidential U.S. military information gained from his involvement in the development of nuclear weapons. -
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Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement against the regime of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista -
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Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Revolt against communist rule -
U2 Incident
A U2 was shot down over the airspace of the Soviet Union -
Creation of the Berlin Wall
The wall that later became the symbol of the Cold War, it cut off West Berlin from East Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Thirteen day scare of whether Cuba's missiles would launch at the US or not. -
Limited Test Ban Treaty
The treaty banning nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, in outer space and under water -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
A US sub was engaged by three vietnamese battle torpedos -
Tet Offensive
A military campaigne that occured during the Vietnam war -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Done by the Soviet Union to stop Alexander Dubček's Prague Spring political reforms -
SALT 1 Treaty
Stop productions of ballistic missiles -
Nixon visits China
The first step in trying to make relations between The People's Republic of China and the US more peaceful -
Fall of Saigon
The capture of a major city in Vietnam, by the US -
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Soviet war in Afghanistan
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1980 Olympic Boycott
The US boycotted the War in Afganhistan at the summer olmypics. -
Strategic Defense Initiative
Used ground- and space-based systems to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear missiles. -
Break up of Soviet Union
Many countries bgan demanding their independance from the sovie union -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was torn down as communist rule ended