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The Cold War by Miguel Palacios
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Potsdam Conference
Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States were to a conference. -
Formation of The United Nations
The organization is financed by assessed and voluntary contributions from its member states -
Marshall Plan
United States gave economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism. -
Berlin Air Lift
Their aim was to force the western powers to allow the Soviet zone to start supplying Berlin with food, fuel, and aid, thereby giving the Soviets practical control over the entire city. -
Stalin Dies
Stalin was appointed general secretary of the party's Central Committee in 1922 -
Warsaw Pact Formed
treaty among eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War. -
Suez crisis
Egypt on one side, and Britain, France and Israel on the other, with the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Nations forcing Britain, -
Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2
It contained several compartments for radio transmitters, a telemetry system, a programming unit, a regeneration and temperature control system for the cabin, and scientific instruments -
NASA is formed
orientation encouraging peaceful applications in space science. -
Bay of pigs invation
was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 on 17 April 1961. -
Berlin Wall Constructed
The Wall included guard towers placed along large concrete walls to defeat attacks. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side and the United States on the other side -
Kennedy is Assassinated
Kennedy was fatally shot by a sniper while traveling with his wife Jacqueline. -
Paris Peace Accords
The negotiations that led to the accord began in 1968 after various lengthy delays. -
Iran Hostage Crisis
diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States, fifty two americans and citizens were held hostage for 444 days. -
Korean Airline Flight 007
the airliner serving the flight was shot down by a Soviet Su-15 interceptor near Moneron Island, west of Sakhalin Island, in the Sea of Japan -
U.S. invades Grenada
United States-led invasion of Grenada, a Caribbean island nation with a population of about 91,000 located 100 miles (160 km) north of Venezuela, that resulted in a U.S. victory within a matter of weeks. -
Dissolving of the Solviet Union
The increasing political unrest led the establishment of the Soviet military and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
