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Hi Chi Minh declares Vietnams independence
Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnams independence from France stating that all men are created equal -
Berlin Airlift
Western Allies carried supplies to people in West Berlin -
U.S pledges military aide to help the French
President Harry Truman $15 million to help the French and more to come which eventually provides 80 percent of all war supplies -
Eisenhower cites Domino Theory
Eisenhower outlines domino theory where after communist victory, surrounding countries will fall one after another in a "domino effect" -
Formation of Warsaw Pact
Political and military alliance established between the Soviet Union and Several Eastern Eurpoean countries -
Start of Vietnam War
Start of longest American war with Vietman, sought to be highly race-based -
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Vietnam War
longest american war which resulted in 60,000 American deaths and an estimated 2 million Vietnamese deaths -
Kennedy elected President
John F. Kennedy is elected President as the youngest man ever in office -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban exiles launched a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the South Coast of Cuba. -
Construction of Berlin Wall
East Germany begins the construction of the Berlin Wall that totally encircled West Berlin -
Cuban Missile Crisis
13 Day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union because of Soviet missile deployment in Cuba -
Kennedy is assasinated
After 3 years in office, Kennedy is assassinated while riding motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas Texas. -
End of Vietnam War
longest american war which resulted in 60,000 American deaths and an estimated 2 million Vietnamese deaths -
The Fall of the Wall
Spokesman for East Berlin communist party announced that citizens were free to cross the country's border -
End of Warsaw Pact
After 36 years of existence, the Warsaw Pact comes to an end which was a sign that the Soviet Union was losing control over former allies. -
End of Cold War
The official dissolution of the Soviet Union
