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Cold War
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Mircowaves are discovered by Percy Spencer
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Speech of the Truman Doctrine
Truman gives speech stating the U.S would support Greece and Turkey with econmic and military help. -
Creation of Israel
It favored the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine. After President Truman he appointed everal experts to study the Palestine issue. -
Berlin Air Lift
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Formation of NATO
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U.S Tests out Hydrogen Bomb
U.S test out Hyrdogen bomb on the Three Miles Islands. -
First execution on Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for treason
Execution takes place for Atom spying in the US, Is the First execution held in the US. -
The Warsaw Pact is signed
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Sputnik I was launched
First attempt of Soviet Union for satelites in space -
Sputnik II is launched
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Formation of NASA
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Pres. Kennedy is Assassinated
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Gulf of Tonkin incident
Vietnamese torpedo boats attack USS Maddox -
North Korea captures USS Pueblo
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Apollo 11 lands on the moon
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SALT I was signed
US and Soviet Union discuss over limitation over arms -
Abortion is legalized
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US helps overthrow Chiles government.
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Egypt and Seria attack Israel
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Three Miles Island incident
Where the Hydrogen Bomb gets dropped. -
SALT II nuclear treaty is signed
Treaty between Soviet Union And US discuss over nuclear arms. -
Mikhail Gorbachev ascends power in the USSR
Gorbachev ascend after serving as Soviet leader -
Poland becomes idenpendent
It was only idependant by becoming a buffer zone after WWI. It also became idenpdent after Germany's defeat. It was also a puppet of the oviet Union. -
Lithuania becomes independent
Became idenpendent after Soviet left after war. -
Iraq invades Kuwait
Conflict over the occupation of Kuwait over oil.
