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Soviet leader Stalin, British prime minister Winston Churchill & US president Truman met in Potsdam, Germany to negotiate the end for ww2
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a policy et forth by president Truman that states that the US would help Turkey & Greece with military & econmic aid to prevent them from falling into the Soviet influence.
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an economic recovery act known as marshall plan named after George Marshall signed by president Truman
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head of the jewish agency, proclaimed the establishment of the state of Israel.
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response to Soviet blockade of land routes into west Berlin, US begin a massive airlift of food, water & medicine
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started when north Korea invaded south Korea
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annoucement of the nationalization of the Suez canal company by Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser
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months before NASA was formed a satelite was launched which allowed congress to pass & then signed by president Eisenhower
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Fidel Castro came in to power after an armed revolt overthrew the Cuban Fulgencio Batista
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Berlin Wall constructed by German Democratic Republic to cut off west Berlin from surrounding east Germany
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leaders USA & the Soviet Union engaed a 13 day political & military standoff over installations of nuclear armed Soviet missiles.
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a navy intelligence ship with a crew of 83 crew members captured by north korean partols
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52 americans diplomats & citizens held hostages for 444 days
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