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The formation of the United Nations
Representatives of 26 nations at war with the Axis powers met in Washington to sign the Declaration of the United Nations -
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The Cold War - by Quynh Le
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Potsdam Conference
Joseph Stalin and Harry Truman meeting at the Potsdam Conference on 18 July 1945. -
Iron Curtain descends on Europe
The Iron Curtain symbolized the conflict and boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas. -
Truman Doctrine
It was the principle that the US should give support to countries or peoples threatened by Soviet or communist. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan promised that the United States would help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II. -
Creation of Israel
The State of Israel was proclaimed on May 14, 1948, one day before the expiry of the Palestine Mandate. -
Berlin Airlift
It was the response to a land and water blockade of the city that had been instituted by the Soviet Union. -
Formation of NATO
The US and Canada signed a treaty set up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The treaty said that if a member nation were attacked, all other memeber nations would help that nation. -
Stalin died
Joseph Stalin or Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin, was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953 -
Suez Crisis
Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser announced the nationalization of the Suez Canal Company, the joint British-French owned and operated the Suez Canal. -
Sputnik 1 & Sputnik 2
It was each of a series of Soviet artificial satellites. The Soviets sent the first satellite into space. -
NASA is formed
NASA stand for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. -
Bay of Pigs invasion
1400 Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. -
Berlin Wall Constructed
Berlin wall was a fortified concrete and wire barrier that separated East and West Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
It was an international crisis in October 1962, the closest approach to nuclear war at any time between the US and the Soviet Union. -
USS Pueblo Incident
USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is an American technical research ship which was boarded and captured by North Korean forces. -
Iran Hostage Crisis
The Iran hostage crisis was a 444-day period during which the new government of Iran after the Iranian Revolution held citizens of the United States. -
Korean Airplane Flight 007
A Soviet fighter shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007 carrying 269 people. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
Chinese troops storm through Tiananmen Square in the center of Beijing, killing and arresting thousands protesters. -
Dissolving of the Soviet Union
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) formally ceased to exist on 26 December 1991.
