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March 5, 1946

Speech delivered by Winston Churchill when he discussed the need for U.S and Britain to act as guardians of peace and stability against Soviet communism. His speech was largely effective and bolstered American and Western European opposition to communism

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March 12, 1947

Foreign policy that originated with the goal of containing Soviet expansion during Cold War. Implied American support for other nations that were threatened by Soviet Union. Said that U.S would provide political, military, economic assistance to all democratic nations under authoritarian threats.

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April 3, 1948

American Initiative for foreign aid to Western Europe. Under this plan, U.S transferred over 13 billion dollars to recovery programs to western Europe economies after WW2.

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June 24, 1948 - May 12, 1949

First major international crises of Cold War. During multinational occupation of post-WW2 Germany, Soviets blocked western Allies railway and canal access. U.S began massive airlift of food, water, and medicine to citizens of the city and the allied airbases in Germany

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April 4, 1949

North Atlantic Treaty Organization provided collective security against Soviet Union. First peacetime military alliance that U.S entered outside Western Hemisphere.

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June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953

Fought bw North and South Korea. Began when North Korea invaded South Korea following clashes along border and rebellions in South Korea. North Korea convinced Soviet Union to supply them with weapons and support they requested.

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1950-1954

Vociferous campaign against alleged communists in U.S govt and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy. Many were blacklisted or lost jobs and most did not belong to communist party.

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October 4, 1957

First artificial Earth satellite. Launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by USSR as part of the Soviet Space program

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May 1, 1960

U.S U-2 spy plane was shot down by Soviet Air Defense Forces while performing photographic aerial reconnaissance inside Soviet territory. Flown by pilot Powers, was hit by S-75 near Sverdlovsk.

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January 5, 1957

Middle Eastern country could request American economic assistance from U.S military forces threatened by armed aggression. A country could request American economic assistance from U.S military forces if being threatened by armed aggression from another state.

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April 17-20 1961

Failed landing operation on southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961 by Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel Castro’s Cuban Revolution.

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October 16, 1962 - October 28, 1962

1 month 4 day confrontation bw U.S and USSR over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba. Kennedy agreed to remove u.S missiles from Turkey.