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The Marshall Plan
The 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 prevent the spread of Soviet Communism.[ -
Soviet launch Sputnik
the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path. That launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments. While the Sputnik launch was a single event, it marked the start of the space age and the U.S.-U.S.S.R space race -
China become Communist
The rise of Communism in China is mainly due to a man named Mao Zedong. The country was very desperate and in need of a new leader. Communism began as a movement that paved the way for the liberation of the proletariat -
Creation of NATO
NATO is a intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty. The organization constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party -
The Korean War
North Korea invaded South Korea with armed forces, in hopes of reunifing the two countires. What seemed like a cicil war, turned into a internation war as allies of the country aided the countires. The fighting ended but tension is still there at the border seperating the two counties. -
Creation of the Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was an alliance formed by the Soviet Union and its Eastern bloc allies.The purpose of the pact, which was initiated by the USSR under the direction of Prime Minister Marshal Bulganin, was to promote military and economic cooperation among its signatories. -
Bay of Pigs
An unsuccessful attempt by United States, to overthrow Cuba's dictator Fidel Castro. With the training from America and using U.S. weapons about 1300 exiles landed at the Bahía de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs) on the southern coast of Cuba, hoping to take over and get Castro out of power. Castro's army stopped the exiles embaressing President Kennedy about his decision. -
Fidel Castro comes to power in Cuba
Cuban communist revolutionary and politician who was Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the Commander in Chief of the country's armed forces, and as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, from the party's founding in 1961 until 2011 -
The Berlin Wall Goes Up
The Berlin Wall stretched over a hundred miles. It ran not only through the center of Berlin, but also wrapped around West Berlin, entirely cutting West Berlin off from the rest of East Germany -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. The United States armed forces were at their highest state of readiness ever and Soviet field commanders in Cuba were prepared to use battlefield nuclear weapons to defend the island if it was invaded. Luckily, thanks to the bravery of two men, President John F. Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev, war was averted -
Vietnam War
To help prevent Vietnam from becoming a communist country, the U.S. decided to help France defeat Ho and his revolutionaries by sending the French military aid. then later sent 150,000 US troops sent to Vietnam to fight.last U.S. troops left Vietnam on March 29, 1973, knowing they were leaving a weak South Vietnam who would not be able to withstand another major communist North Vietnam attack. -
US sends a man to the moon
Neil Armstrong was the first person out of the lunar module. He climbed down a ladder and then became the first person to set foot on the moon, winning th espace race. -
1980 Olympic Hockey game
The underdog american hockey team defeated soviet unions hocky team in the winter olypmics. That dramatic win is what most people recall as the “Miracle on Ice.” -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The purpose of this Berlin Wall was to keep Western germans, from entering East Germany and undermining the socialist state. The desrtruction was just because the Western germans didnt want a border anymore and retailated. -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
The declaration acknowledged the independence of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union following the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States
