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1. Name of event: Cuban Missile Crisis

2. Historical significance (why is it important)

The moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict.

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1. Name of event Sputnik I launched

2. Historical significance (why is it important)

Marked the start of the space age and the US-USSR space race, and led to the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA]

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1. Name of event Marshall Plan

2. Historical significance (why is it important)

Provided much needed capital and materials that enabled Europeans to rebuild the continents economy.

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1. Name of event Warsaw Pact

2. Historical significance (why is it important)

Pro0vided for a unified military command and the systematic ability to strengthen the Soviet hold over the other participating countries.

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1. Name of event Bay of Pigs Invasion

2. Historical significance (why is it important)

strengthened the position of Castros administration.

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1. Name of event China turns Communist

2. Historical significance (why is it important)

The Communist victory had a major impact on the global balance of power: China became the largest socialist state by population, as well as a third force in the Cold War following the 1956 Sino-Soviet split.

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1. Name of event US gets hydrogen bomb

2. Historical significance (why is it important)

improve our defense in its broadest sense, as a potential offensive weapon, a possible deterrent to war, a potential retaliatory weapon, as well as a defensive weapon against enemy forces.

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1. Name of event Korean War

2. Historical significance (why is it important)

raised important military, political and ideological questions for the United States, Britain, the United Nations (UN) and many countries across the world.

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1. Name of event Moon Landing

2. Historical significance (why is it important)

t is an excellent place to test technologies, flight capabilities, life support systems, and exploration techniques to reduce the risks and increase the productivity of future missions.

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1. Name of event SALT Treaty

2. Historical significance (why is it important)

considered the crowning achievement of the Nixon-Kissinger strategy of détente

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1. Name of event US Opens Relations with China

2. Historical significance (why is it important)

The economic dimension of U.S.-China competition is crucial. The U.S. is firmly committed to taking on the PRC's abusive, unfair, and illegal practices. U.S. economic policies begin with investing at home and protecting American workers and businesses.

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1. Name of event Yalta Conference

2. Historical significance (why is it important)

in exchange for potentially crucial Soviet participation in the Pacific theater, the Soviets would be granted a sphere of influence in Manchuria following ...

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1. Name of event Interstate Highway Act

2. Historical significance (why is it important)

authorized the building of highways throughout the nation,

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1. Name of event Berlin Airlift

2. Historical significance (why is it important)

solidified the demarcation between East and West in Europe

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1. Name of event NATO formed

2. Historical significance (why is it important)

to safeguard the Allies' freedom and security by political and military means.

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1. Name of event USSR Dissolved

2. Historical significance (why is it important)

A series of events from 1989 to 1991 led to the final collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), paving the way for the establishment of new, independent republics in the Baltics and Central Asia and the creation of the Russian Federation.

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1. Name of event USSR gets atomic bomb

2. Historical significance (why is it important)

helped bring an end to the Second World War but ushered in the atomic age and determined how the next war, the Cold War, would be fought

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1. Name of event Berlin Wall

2. Historical significance (why is it important)

prevent the West from having further influence on the East, stop the flow of migrants out of the communist sector, and ultimately become the most iconic image of the Cold War in Europe

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1. Name of event GI Bill

2. Historical significance (why is it important)

help you pay for college, graduate school and training programs

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1. Name of event HUAC

2. Historical significance (why is it important)

HUAC was created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloyalty and rebel activities on the part of private citizens, public employees and organizations suspected of having Communist ties.