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Iron Curtain descends on Europe
The Iron Curtain started at the end of WWII until the end of the cold war. The Iron Curtain separate into 2 area which sumbolized the ideological conflict and physical boundary. Symbolized the efforts of block itself. -
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Potsdam Conference
The potsdam conference held at Cecilienhof the participant were the Soviet Union, United Kingdom and United States. its a gather to decide how to administer teh punishment of the defeated Nazi Germany. -
Vietnam War (U.S. involvement)
The Vietnam war was the communist of the North vietnam fighting the south Vietnam. The South Vietnam Signed a militray and economic aid treaty with U.S. The North Communist vietnam was receiving armaments from Communist countires. The war end in April 1975. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was a U.S initiative to aid Europe after WWII. its U.S giving its economic support to hlep rebuilt Europe. the funding raise up to $12 billion to help aid Europe -
Berlin Air Lift
Germany was divided into four section. The Russians wated to closed off Berlin so they closed all the highways, railroads and canal from the westerns. They Russian thought it would make it impossible to get which and would eventually drive Britain, France and the U.S. however the the U.s. and allies decided to supply food by air which is called the Berlin Airlift. -
Formation of NATO
The United States and 11 othe Western nations form the North Atlantic Treay Organization. The hope of stopping further expansion of Communist. the Communist founded a rival alliance call the Warsaw Pact. -
The Korean War
Communist North Korea invaded South Korea. The American send troops to aid South Korea. When victory seem to at hand the China launched a suprise attack. Korea War ended in a cease-fire -
Warsaw Pact Formed
This was the treaty between Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland and the Soviet Union. It is sometimes referred to as the "Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance". Soviets used the pact to manipulate and take advantage. -
Suez Crisis
The israeli soldiers pushed into Egypy. The French and British forces soon joined after nealy brought Soviet Union into the conflct. British, French and Israeli withdrew teir troops in the 1956. -
Sputnik I & Sputnik II
The Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite call Sputnik. The Sputnik 2 launched ito Earth's orbit which carry living animal in to space. After the Sputnik was launched the U.S. defense Department approve funding for U.S. satellite project which created NASA. -
NASA is formed
National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration is created by Presient Dwight D> Eisenhower that is responsible for aerospace and aeronautics research. NASA science is focuse on a better understanding of Earth. Exploring Solar System and find New Horizons. -
Bay of Pigs invasion
Bay of Pigs invasion a CIA-sponsored paramilitary group failed military invasion of Cuba. Cuban counter-offensive was led by Jose Ramon Fernandez. On April 20 the invaders finally surrendered -
Berlin Wall Constructed
German Democratic Republic constructed the Berlin Wall as a berrier. It competely cut off West and East Berlin.It was created to keep people in. The berlin was taken down in 1989 -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The U.S spy plane privately took a photo of a Nuclear missile built by the Soviet Union in cuba. President John F. Kennedy place a naval blackade. He demand to removal of the missile. They Demanded that the U.S cant invade Cuba and remove Nuclear missile from Turkey -
Kennedy is Assassinated
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated on November 22 while riding in an open convertible through Dallas. -
USS Pueblo Incident
The USS Pueblo(Ager-2) was captured by the North Koreans. The koreans said that it strayed in to thier territory war. The U.S said that the vessel was in international water. The USS Pueblo is still held in North Korea today -
Iran Hostage Crisis
The Iranian student stormed into the U.S Embassy taking over 60 American hostages. It was cause my Jimmy Carter Descision to allow Iran's deposed Shah. The student set the American hostage freee on January 21, 1981 -
U.S. & Soviet boycotts of the Olympics
The Summer Olympics boycott is by the U.S. protest againt the Soviet invasion in Afghanistan part of a package of actions initiated. it preceded 1984 Summer Olympics boycott.
