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Yalta Peace Conference
The Yalta Peace Conference was the second wartime meeting of Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
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Potsdam Conference
The meeting that took place in Potsdam, Germany with the Big Three-Joseph Stalin, Winston Chruchill, and Harry Truman. -
The Marshall Plan
Also known as the European Recovery Plan. The purpose of The Marshall Plan was to raise money for Europe and aid them in recovering. The plan was anounced on June 5, 1947. -
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Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. -
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Berlin Airlift
US soldiers could not get the supplies they needed because the Berlin Blockade closed all points of entry. The only way they could get supplies is through the Berlin Airlift where the United States dropped supplies from the sky. -
U.S. Military Desegregated
President Harry Trumann signed an executive order that desegregated the military and let African-Americans fight in the war. -
Soviet Union Test First Atomic Bomb
This the first time the Soviet Union had tested or even used an atomic bomb. -
Communist Revolution in China
The Chinese Communist Party's drive to power since it was founded in 1921 and was the second part of the Chinese Civil War. -
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Korean War
North Korea invaded South Korea, which prompted the United States to help a democratic country from being over run by Communism. -
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration
Dwight D. Eisenhower was president. -
The McCarthy Hearings Begin
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Brown v. Board of Education Decision is Handed Down
It was a unanimous decision by the Supreme Court that ended federal tolerance of racial segregation. -
Eisenhower Sends Troops to Vietnam
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Emmett Till Murder
Emmett Till was a 14 year old male who was murdered for flirting with a white cashier at a grocery store. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
A period of time when African-Americans refused to ride the bus due to segregation and forcing them to ride in the back of the bus. -
Federal Interstate Highway Act
When the act was enacted and interstate construction began. -
Little Rock Central High School Crisis
The Little Rock Nine enrolled at Little Rock Central High School, a formerly all-white school. -
Sputnik I is Launched
Sputnik I was launched into space and was the first artificial Earth satellite. -
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy is elected president at the age of 43 and is the youngest president and the first Catholic president.