Cold War Timeline Part 1
Category: Other
Updated: 4 Apr 2020
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Created byLauren Krall
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The US decided to give aid to European countriesFrance Britain and the US decided to withdraw forces on GermanyWestern European nations joined the US and Canada to form a defensive military allianceThe Warsaw Pact was startedThe US first tested the H-bombChina took control over TibetThe Great Leap Forward Plan was created by Mao Zedong.The Soviets announced the development of a rocketThe Soviets released an unmanned satellite into spaceThe US launched its own satellite into spaceThe Soviets shot down a U-2 plane and the pilot was captured, Francis Gary Powers.Dwight D. Eisenhower became presidentEisenhower and Nikolai Bulganin and the leaders of Britain and France met in Geneva, SwitzerlandHarry Truman was elected as presidentJoseph Stalin died
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