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By Ericka1

  • The Potsdam Conference

    The Potsdam Conference
    Truman's first meeting with Stalin occurred in July 1945 in the Berlin suburb of Potsdam. During the conference, Churchill was replaced by Clement Attlee, who had just won the British election. At Potsdam, Truman got word that the atom bomb had been tested in New Mexico. He hoped to intimidate Stalin. -Ericka

  • the launch of sputnik

    the launch of sputnik
    in 1957, the Soviets used one of their rockets to launch Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth. When the Soviets launched Sputnik, they also launched the space race. NASA was established in 1958 to oversee an American space program that could compete with the Soviets. -Ericka

  • The Army- McCarthy hearings

    The Army- McCarthy hearings
    The Army-McCarthy hearings began in late April 1954. Democrats asked that the hearings be televised, hoping that the public would see McCarthy for what he was. Ever eager for publicity, the senator agreed. By the time the hearings ended in mid-June, the senator had lost even his strongest supporters. Although McCarthy remained in the Senate, his power was gone.-ericka