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H.U.A.C
The House establishes the Special Committee on Un-American Activities to investigate Americans of German origin and their behavior in the US. This would later be used forcefully to limit the spread of communism and keep watch for Soviet spies. -
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The Cold War
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UN
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Potsdam Conference
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Japanese Bombing
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V-J Day
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Iron Curtain
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The Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was a policy set forth by President Truman stating that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent their falling into the Soviet sphere. -
Hollywood Blacklist
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The Marshall Plan
A large scale American program to profide fiscal support to rebuild tthe various European ecponomies and to help fight the spread of communism. -
Berlin Airlift
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Korean War
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Warsaw Pact
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Vietnam War
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Hungarian Revolution
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Eisenhower Doctrine
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Sputnik
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U2 Incident
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
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The Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was the physical dividing wall between West and East Berlin. It also represented the gap between democracy and communism. The wall's main purpose was to keep East Germans from fleeing to the West. It was demolished on November 9th 1989 after a surprise announcement near the end of the Cold War. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
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Washington/Moscow Hotline
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The Tet Offensive
A series of surprise attacks on various cities and towns throughout south Vietnam that is considered to be the turning tide in the war. -
Walter Cronkite on the Vietnam War
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Czechoslovakia Uprising
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Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight that landed humans on the moon. On this date, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin landed on the surface at 20:17:39 UTC. PIlot Michael Collins meanwhile completed the first journey around the moon. This moment in time was considered the end of the space race and signified a major accomplishment in United States history. -
Kent State Massacre
The Kent State shootings (aka the Kent State Massacre) took place at Kent State University, Ohio on May 4th 1970. The incident involved the shooting of unarmed college protesters (who were voicing their discontent towards the role of America in the Vietnam War)by the Ohio National Guard. The guardsmen fired 67 rounds in 13 seconds, killing 4, wounding 9 and paralysing 1. -
Khrushchev dies
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SALT I
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End of Vietnam War
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SALT II
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Summer Olympics
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Brezhnev dies
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Evil Empire Speech
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SDI
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Yuri Andropov dies
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Konstantin Chernenko dies
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"Tear Down This Wall" Speech
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Tiananmen Square
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Fall of the Berlin Wall
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Collapse of Romania
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Reunification of Germany
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Dissolution of the Soviet Union