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The beginning of the Cold War, the Cold War was a long period of tension between the Western World and the communist countries of Eastern Europe.
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United States bomb Japan with their first ever atomic bomb.
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Stopped dictatorship in Asia and Europe. The beginning of the Cold War and conflicts with the Soviet Union.
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The Marshall Plan was announced, it was their way pf trying to help Europe. Giving them thirteen billion dollars.
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Effort to make West Berlin fail to communism by starving them of food and raw materials.
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The ending of the Berlin Blockade. It restored the economic unity.
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Presodent Truman wanted to go on the offensive and wanted to liberate North Korea from communiam.
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Eisenhower became president and was willing to end the Korean War. a treaty was signed that ended the war.
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An attempt to retaliate against the United States's NATO. Provided stability between conflicting forces.
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Castro, Guevara, and Raul escaped prison and began a guerilla wa against Batista. Later overthrew Batista's government.
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The Soviet Union began to install nuclear missles in Cuba and the United States wouldnt allow it. The Crisis only lasted thirteen days long and the Soviet Union agreed to remove the missiles.
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Greeatest moment in U.S history. Televsiing the first man on the moon.
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President Nixon lied about his men breaking into the Watergate buildings and was going to get impeached, but resigned before they could.
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Realizing it was draining their economy, the Soviets withdraw from Afghanistan. Another step to ending the war.
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When the Cold War ended it left the United States as the biggest super power. No nation challenged the U.S military, economically, or politically.
