Unit 8 timeline by Scarlett Olson

Fall of the Berlin Wall (November 9th, 1989)

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Barrier that encircled West Berlin separating it from East Berlin. Destruction happened on the wall.

Vietnam War (November 1st, 1955 - April 30th, 1975)

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Conflict n Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Major conflict in the Cold War.

Cuban Missile Crisis (October 16th, 1962 - October 29th, 1962)

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Confrontation between the government of the US and the Soviet Union. American deployments of unclear missiles. Then Soviets deployments of unclear missiles.

Truman Doctrine (1947)

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Truman established that the United States would provide political, military, and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces

Bay of Pigs (April 17th, 1961 - April 20th, 1961)

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Invasion was a failed military landing operation in Cuba.

Marshall Plan (April 3rd, 1948)

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American initiative to provide foreign aid to Western Europe.

Collapse of the Soviet Union (December 25th, 1991)

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The Soviet hammer and sickle flag lowered for the last time over the Kremlin.

Korean War (June 25th, 1950 - July 27th, 1953)

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War fought between North Korea and South Korea.

26th Amendment (March 23rd, 1971)

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National standard age of 18 to participate in state and local elections.

Tet offensive (January 30th, 1968 - September 23rd, 1968)

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Major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War.