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The Iron Curtain Speech
Speech given by Churchill to warn of the soviet unions power expansion and praised the unite states -
The Truman Docterine
President Truman's pledge to stop communism from spreading to other countries -
Hollywood Ten
Senator McCarthy targeted movie actors and directors who were suspected of communism -
The Molotov Plan
Plan created by the Soviet Union to rebuild countries under it's control -
The Marshall Plan
American Initiative to give aid to Europe -
The Berlin Airlift
The Soviet Union had cut off all supplies to East Berlin so the U.S. and it's allies flew supplies in by plane -
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The Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union blocked the allies access to western berlin -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization -
Soviet Atomic Bomb Test of 1949
First successful attempt by the Soviet Union to test atomic bombs -
The Korean war
North Korea invaded South Korea, America supported the south. China and The Soviet Union supported the north -
Alger Hiss
Alger Hiss was an american Government official who was accused of being a Soviet spy, he was tried and convicted -
Rosenburg Case
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were Spies for the Soviet Union, they gave the secrets of the atomic bomb and were executed -
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Geneva Conference
World leaders discussed the settlement of Korean territories -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Turning point battle in the first Indochina war -
Army-McCarthy Hearings
Senator McCarthy began investigating the army for communism. The Army charged him for using improper influence to get preferential treatment. his political career soon ended -
The Warsaw Pact
Pact between The soviet union and 7 other countries to establish balance of power -
The Invasion of Hungary
Hungarian uprising against the oppression of the Soviet Union -
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The Berlin Wall
Wall built by East Germany to separate themselves from West Germany -
Assassination of Diem
Murder of the president of Vietnam -
Assassination of JFK
Shooting of American President -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Permission from congress for President Johnson to take any measures necessary to keep the peace in Southeast Asia -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Constant Bombing by America over Vietnam -
Tet Offensive
Massive military campaign launched by the VietKong Against the South Vietnamese -
Assassination of MLK
Murder of African American civil rights leader -
Assassination of RFK
Murder of NewYork senator -
The Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Invasion of Czechoslovakia by The Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Hungary
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Riots at Democratic National Convention in Chicago
thousands of Vietnam War protesters Fought law enforcement in the streets as the Democratic party fell apart -
Election of Richard Nixon
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Kent State Shooting
Shooting of college students near the Ohio national guard -
Vietnamese Ceasefire
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Fall of Saigon
The capital of south Vietnam is taken by the People's Army of Vietnam
