The Cold War

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    Cold War

  • Mircowaves are discovered by Percy Spencer

    Mircowaves are discovered by Percy Spencer

  • Speech of the Truman Doctrine

    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

    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

    Berlin Air Lift

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    Formation of NATO

  • U.S Tests out Hydrogen Bomb

    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

    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

    The Warsaw Pact is signed

  • Sputnik I was launched

    Sputnik I was launched

    First attempt of Soviet Union for satelites in space
  • Sputnik II is launched

    Sputnik II is launched

  • Formation of NASA

    Formation of NASA

  • Pres. Kennedy is Assassinated

    Pres. Kennedy is Assassinated

  • Gulf of Tonkin incident

    Gulf of Tonkin incident

    Vietnamese torpedo boats attack USS Maddox

  • North Korea captures USS Pueblo

  • Apollo 11 lands on the moon

  • SALT I was signed

    SALT I was signed

    US and Soviet Union discuss over limitation over arms

  • Abortion is legalized

  • US helps overthrow Chiles government.

  • Egypt and Seria attack Israel

  • Three Miles Island incident

    Three Miles Island incident

    Where the Hydrogen Bomb gets dropped.
  • SALT II nuclear treaty is signed

    SALT II nuclear treaty is signed

    Treaty between Soviet Union And US discuss over nuclear arms.
  • Mikhail Gorbachev ascends power in the USSR

    Mikhail Gorbachev ascends power in the USSR

    Gorbachev ascend after serving as Soviet leader
  • Poland becomes idenpendent

    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

    Iraq invades Kuwait

    Conflict over the occupation of Kuwait over oil.