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Cold War Begins
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The Cold War
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President Roosevelt Dies
He Died? -
Churchill Makes Speech
Churchill reflects the poor relationship between the east and the west -
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US Transferred $1 Billion
The US Transfered $1 Billion to the greeks to reconsruct their military and economic. -
Marshall Plan
President Truman Launches the Marshal Plan -
Britiain Declares Bankrupt
Britain Decleares that they can no longer support the greeks with the much needed financial and military support. -
Turman Doctrine Announced
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George Marshall Gives Speech
George Marshall Gives speech at Harvard University -
Communist Guerillas Defeated
The communist Guerillas were defeated in both Greece and Turkey. -
Berlin Blockade Begins
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Mao Zedong, a communist takes over China
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Soviest Explode First Atomic Bomb
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Joe McCarthy begins communist witch hunt
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Korean War Begins
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Federal Cicil Defence Administration established
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Rosenberg executions
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Korean War Ends
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CIA helps overthrow unfriendly regimes in Iran and Guatemala
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KGB established
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Warsaw Pact formed
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Rebellion put down in Communist Hungary. Egypt took control of Suez Canal; U.S. refused to help take it back
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Sputnik Launched into orbit
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Khrushchev demands withdrawal of troops from Berlin
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Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro
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Khrushchev visits United States; denied access to Disneyland
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Soviet Union reveals that U.S. spy plane was shot down over Soviet territory
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Cuban Missile Crisis