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Chinese Civil War
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House Un-American Activitites Committee
An investigative committee that reviewed the Hollywood Ten and other artists during the McCarthyism time period. -
End of World War 2
The German Nazi Army surrended over a period late April to early May. They surrended after Hitler and his wife committed suicide. -
Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
Churchill gave a speech at a college campus about how the Soviets were casting an iron curtain over their territory, preventing info from getting in and people from getting out. -
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The Marshall Plan
An economic aid plan by the United States to Europe. -
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Berlin Airlift
It was the supplying of food and clothing to West Berliners. -
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McCarthy Trials
The trials of suspected communists during which many peoples lives were ruined. -
Rosenberg Execution
The Rosenbergs were accused of passing nulear secrets to the Soviets. Then they were executed for it. -
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Cuban Revolution of 1959
The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement against the regime of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista between 1953 and 1959. -
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Hungarian Revolt of 1956
A spontaneous nationwide revolt against the government of the People's Republic of Hungary and its Soviet-imposed policies. -
U2 Incident
Gary Powers, the pilot of a U2 was shot down over Soviet Russia while taking pictures of military bases. At first the U.S. denied their involvement, but then admitted everything when the Soviets produced Powers alive. -
Creation of the Berlin Wall
It was built practically overnight after gathering enough supplies. It seperated West and East Berlin -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuba had nukes pointed at the U.S. -
Limited Test Ban Treaty
This treaty bans nuclear testing in outer space, underwater, and in the atmosphere. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The USS Maddox was fired upon by and returned fire upon North Vietnamese torpedo boats. -
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Tet Offensive
The Vietcong attacked all major South Vietnamese cities and towns during the Vietnamese New Year. They used the pretense of funerals to get weapons into the cities. -
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Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
Soviet Russia invaded Czechoslovakia in order to prevent political liberalization. -
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Nixon Visits China
Nixon went to China and meet with people from the People's Republic of China. -
SALT 1 Treaty
SALT I is the common name for the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks Agreement, also known as Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty. SALT I froze the number of strategic ballistic missile launchers at existing levels, and provided for the addition of new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) launchers only after the same number of older intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and SLBM launchers had been dismantled. -
Fall of Saigon
The Fall of Saigon or Liberation of Saigon was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front. -
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Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a nine-year conflict involving the Soviet Union, supporting the Marxist-Leninist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the Afghan Mujahideen guerrilla movement and foreign "Arab–Afghan" volunteers. The mujahideen received unofficial military and/or financial support from a variety of countries including the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Israel, Indonesia and China. The Afghan government, with the Soviet Union. -
1980 Olympic Boycott
The United States boycotted the Moscow Olympics because of the Soviet war in Afghanistan. -
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Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars)
It was an attempt by the U.S. Government to create a space defense system. It was renamed in 1993. Also there is a Sega game for it. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was destoryed after decaying for a long time. -
Break up of Soviet Union
The Soviet Union broke up due to self destruction because of coups.
