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Cold War timeline
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1 Feb 2024
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Events
China Fell to Communism
Sputnik was launched by the Soviets
The Army-McCarthy hearings began
Stalin and Soviet forces blockaded Berlin.
The Yalta Conference is held
The Marshall Plan is implemented
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed.
The Soviets shot down the American U-2 spy plane
General Douglass MacArthur was fired for insubordination by President Truman
President Roosevelt died in his fourth term in office
Fifty countries signed the charter for the United Nations
President Truman told Stalin that the US possessed an atomic bomb
Winston Churchill gave his famous “iron curtain” speech
Truman announces his policy of containment, known as the Truman Doctrine
The U.S defuses the Suez Crisis
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of espionage and executed
A revolt begins in Hungary
Nikita Khrushchev becomes leader of the Soviet Union
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The Korean War Begins
Eisenhower delivers his domino theory Cold War address
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