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House Un-American Activities Committee formed
The HUAC investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities. -
United Nations formation
Formed after the United League of Nations didn't work out. -
Yalta Conference
A conference that was held in Crimea -
Potsdam Conference
The big three meet at potsdam near Gremany Berlin. -
Truman Doctrine
The gravity of the situation which confronts the world today necessitates my appearance before a joint session of the Congress. -
Marshall Plan
Was to foster economic recovery in certain European countries after World War II. -
Berlin Airlift
Pupose was to carry suplies to people in West Berlin -
NATO formation
In retaliation against the NATO formation communist countries banged together -
Era of McCarthyism begins
A Period of political persecution. -
North Korean Invasion of South Korea
The invasion caught the US and the Koreans by suprise -
Rosenberg Execution
Was a spy for the Soviet Union -
Armistice Signed Ending Korean War
Is when a ceasefire stopped the fighting. -
Warsaw Pact Formation
The Warsaw Pact was a name giving to several communist countries in Europe. -
Sputnik 1 Launched
A satillite that was launched into space. -
First Man in Space
Gagarin was the first man in space -
First American in Space
Alan Shepard was the first american man in space. -
Creation of the Berlin Wall
A wall that seperated east and west Berlin. -
First Man on the Moon
Commander Neil Armstrong became the first person on the moon.
