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The Truman Doctrine
This said that the US would support Greece and Turkey with any aid that they needed to not lose to the Soviets. Some say this is the beginning of the Cold War, -
The Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan assisted the nations in Europ that were greatly affected by World War 2 and need economic recovery. -
Creation of NATO
NATO included 28 nations around the world including the US. NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization and is still around today. -
Korean War
This was a war between North and South Korea when they were seperted into two places. The north was aided by the Soviet Union while the US aided the south. -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was the Soviets reaction to the creation of NATO. It was known as the Warsaw Treaty Organization of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was between North and South Vietnam. Like Korea communist nations supported the north while the Allies supported the south. -
Soviet Launch Sputnik
Sputnik, meaning satellite in Russian, was the first artificial Earth satellite. This was the trigger of the Space Race for the Soviet Union and the US. -
Bay of Pigs
An unsuccessful invasion Cuba exiles and US took against Cuba. -
Berlin Wall goes up
The Berlin Wall was built to seperate East and West Germany from eachother and it was built by East Germany. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A thirteen days of no war but threats of nuclear war, with US vs Soviet Union and Cuba. -
US sends a Man to the Moon
During the Space Race with the Soviet Union, president Kennedy raced to the moon. Apollo 8 was the mission that gave the US the accomplishment of making it to the Moon first. -
SALT
SALT stands for Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, this was about treaties between the Soviet Union, This refers to two bilateral talks and corresponding treaties between them. -
Fidel Castro takes Power in Cuba
This is the day Fidel Castro took over Cuba as the 15th president, and before he was president he had been prime minister of Cuba as well. -
German Reunification/ Fall of the Berlin Wall
East Germans had climbed over the wall to meet with the West Germans, many people chipped away at the wall and then the gov. just tore down what was left over. -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
This is the day when the Soviet Union collapsed and seperated into fifteen seperate countries. This was a victory for the US. It showed the defeat of socialism.
