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Truman Doctrine issued
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Berlin Blockade
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Korean War
1950-1953 -
Start of U.S. advisory role in Vietnam
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U-2 Incident
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President Kennedy is assassinated
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Gulf of Tonkin Incident and Resolution
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American astronauts land on the moon
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Paris Peace Accords signed; U.S. combat troops withdraw