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Poland became a communist country through Soviet Influence showing how the Soviet Union was using its power to spread its ideology.
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President Truman signed a Doctrine declaring to help countries being overtaken by Communism
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United States program to help European countries through economic aid
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President Truman sings the Marshall Plan giving 12.5 billion dollars to European countries
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Joseph Stalin ordered a blockade of railroads, roads and ships to prevent access for the Allies into Western Germany
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The United States, France and Britain started to airdrop supplies into Western Germany.
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NATO was formed by the United States and European Countires who wanted to resit communism
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The Soviet Union ended their blockade of Berlin as the Berlin Airlift was so successful.
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The Soviet Union tested their first atomic bomb and becomes second country ever to have an atomic bomb.
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North Korea invades South Korea effectively starting the Korean War
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The United States forces fight North Korea's forces for the first time. North Korea would win the battle and push America back.
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Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, was captured by the United States.
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President Truman fires Douglas MacArthur.
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted in court for conspiracy to commit espionage and were sentenced to death.
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President Truman signs the Mutual Security Act announcing that the United States would provided military aid to other countries.
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The United States builds the first ever Nuclear Submarine.
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The Marshall Plan endes as Europe is doing well.
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The United States test the first ever thermonuclear bomb
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Dwight D. Eisenhower gets elected President.
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Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union dies.
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The war ends after President Eisenhower threatens to use nuclear weapons.
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The United States releases the first nuclear submarine
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The KGB is created to replace Stalin's spy agency.
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Senator Joseph McCarthy claims that communist have started to work for the CIA and helping to build bombs.
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Allies end military occupation in Western Germany
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Warshaw Pact included East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania,Albania,Bulgaria and the Soviet Union. Were NATO's counter-pact.
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Austria becomes neutral and Allied forces end occupation there.
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The Soviet Union begins to move away from Stalin's ideology as Nikita Khrushchev moves into power.
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Poland starts to have protest against communism and they lead to violence.
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South Vietnam is influenced by communism by North Vietnam.
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Eisenhower doctrine states that the United States will defend Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan from communism.
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The United States defense is felt to be weak compared to Soviets. In response President Eisenhower pushes for bomb shelters.
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Soviet Union President Nikita Khrushchev says that the Soviets missiles are better than United States and will have a shooting match with United States to prove it.
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A C-118 was shot down by the Soviets and crew members were captured than released.
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United States missile moved to the UK can reach Moscow.
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NASA is formed as by the government to compete in the race to space.
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Fidel Castro becomes the leader of Cuba which he leads with an iron fist for 17 years.
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Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev argue over the greater superpower in what would be known as the Kitchen Debate
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The first pictures of the Earth were recovered from the Explorer 6.
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France tests its first atomic bomb, Gerboise Bleue.
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Italy starts to receive Jupiter Missiles from the United States that can reach Moscow.
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US plane is shot down deep in the Soviet Union and is found to have pictures of Soviet Military bases showing that the US was spying.
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John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States.
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The CIA led invasion on Cuba fails.
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The Soviet Union builds the Berlin Wall as the talks about future Germany deteriorate.
