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Germany successfully test launches the first ballistic missile
The V-2 rocket was used near the end of World War 2 -
Yalta
Leaders, Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Franklin D. Roosevelt met to decide how to separate Germany among, Russia, England, and the USA, to pay repairs to the USSR. -
Von Braun arrives at Ft. Bliss, Texas
Six other German rocket specialists also arrive -
Iron Curtain Speech
The speech was delivered by Winston Churchill and explained the devidion of the devision of Eastern and Western Europe. -
Truman Doctrine
The Doctrine agreed to provide countries that supported democracy with political, millitary, and economic assistence. -
Marshall Plan
The plan offered American aid to European countries that were under the Soviet control to influence democratic ideals. -
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The Cold War
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Berlin Airlift
Organized by the US, the airlift porvided food and fuel to those who were deprived in West Berlin. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Free Trade or NATO was an alliance with 28 countries from North America and Europe to make peaceful resolutions of disputes. -
Korean War
The United Nations helped aid South Korea and China helped aid North Korea. The United Nations tried to prevent North Korea from taking over South Korea, making it a communist country -
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Korean War
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Arms Race
The Arms Race was a nuclear power competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. -
Domino Theory
The Domino Theory was a phrase that described the risk of countries being taken over by communism and was coined by Eisenhower. -
Massive Retaliation
This was a strategy divesed to prevent communism by putting Russia on the brink of war with the threat of nuclear weapons. -
Warsaw Pact
Signing the pact became a symbal of Soviet Dominance and a militaristic threat -
Vietnam War
The war was against the Communist government of North Vietnam and its allies, South Vietnam who were agianst the government. -
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Vietnam War
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Sputnik 1 is Launched
An R-7 two-stage ICBM launches the satellite from Tyuratam. -
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Space Race
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Sputnik 2 is Launched
The Soviet Union launches the satellite with the first living passenger, with the dog Laika aboard. -
Vanguard TV-3 Satellite explodes
This was a failed launch by the U.S in response to Sputnik. -
Explorer 1 Launched
Launched by th U.S. into orbit on a Juno Rocket that also returns data from space. -
NASA is Founded
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Luna 1 Launched
Launched by the U.S.S.R. It is teh first artificial object to leave Earth Orbit. -
NASA Launches Discover 1
This becomes the first spy satelite but succesful recovery of film isn't until the launch of Discover 13 in Aug. 11 1960. -
U.S. Launches First Primates in Space
Able and Baker were aboard a suborbital flight. -
Explorer 6 launched
Launched by NASA it provides the first photographs of the Earth from space. -
Luna 2 launched
Launched by the Soviet Union two days later it crashes into the Moon. -
Venera is Launched
Launched by the Soviet Union to Venus but the probe stopped responding after a week. -
Yuri Gagarin Becomes the First Man in Space
Aboard on Vostok 1 which completes one orbit. -
Mercury Freedom 7 is Launched
Launched by the U.S. on a Redstone Rocket for a 15 minute suborbital flight makes Alan Shepard the first American in Space. -
President John Kennedy announces that an American will land on the Moon
President Kennedy announced he will land a man on the moon that will return safely before the end of the decade. -
John Glenn makes the first U.S. Manned Orbital Flight
John Glenn was aboard Mercury 6 -
Valentina Tereshkova is the First Women to Fly in Space
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Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
The agreement between the U.S., United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union to stop nuclear testing in the atmosphere, outer space and under water. -
NASA launches Syncom 3
It was aboard a Thor-Delta rocket, becoming the first geostationary telecommunications satelite. -
Soviets Make the First Spacewalk
Cosmonaut Alexei Leonoy makes the first Spacewalk from the Voskhod 2 Orbiter. -
Gemini 3 is Launched
It launches witha two person crwe on a Titen Rocket making Gus Grissom the first man to travel in space twice. -
Ed White is the first American to Walk in Space
This is during the Gemini 4 Mission -
Sergei Korolev Dies
He was the Soviet Unio's Chief Designer. -
Luna 9 Lands on the Moon
Launched by the Soviets. -
Venera 9 is the First Spacecraft to Land on Venus
Launched by the Soviet's -
Soviet Luna 10 Enters Lunar Orbit
This became the first spacecraft to orbit the Moon. -
Surveyor 1 lands on the Moon
Launched by the U.S. -
Apollo 1 Mission starts
All three astronauts suffocate from smoke inhalaton from a cabin fire during a launch pad test -
Apollo 7
it was launched on a Saturn 1 for an 11 day mission in earth orbit. It was also featured as the first live TV broadcast of humans in space. -
Apollo 8
Launched on a Saturn V and becomes the first manned mission to orbit the Moon. -
Apollo 11
The Apollo 11 crew lands on the Moon and return safely. -
Detente
Was a period given to improve the tensions between the U.S and the Soviet Union -
SALT
The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty was designed to contain the Arms Race between the USSR and U.S -
Apollo Soyuz Test Project
First multinational human-crewed mission -
Afghanistan War
This war was a conflict over the anti-communist muslims and Afghan/Soviet Forces -
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Soviet-Afghan War
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Solidarity
An independent trade union that was initiated by the Polish was in response to the communist parties -
INF Treaty
The treaty was between the USA and the Soviet Union that agreed to eliminate intermediate and short range missles. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall divided the West and East or Communists from the Democrats in Germany and fell destroying the barrier. After the fall the East and West Germany reunited and a Democratic form of government was put in place. -
USSR Officialy Dissolved
The USSR was declared officially dissolved
