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united nations formed
the United Nations was formed after WWII to promote world peace and hopefully prevent more conflicts -
truman doctrine
president truman asked for $400 million to send in aid to greece and turkey -
Hollywood 10
The Hollywood 10 were big names in Hollywood that were blacklisted for being accused of having communist ideals, these individuals were Albert Maltz, Dalton Trumbo, John Howard Lawson, Samuel Ornitz, Ring Lardner Jr., Lester Cole, Alvah Bessie, Herbert Biberman, Edward Dmytryk, and Robert Adrian Scott. -
Marshall Plan
President Truman had signed a plan that proposed the United States provide economic assistance to restore infrastructure in post-war Eastern Europe -
NATO formed
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed by the United States, Canada, and several Western European countries to provide security against the Soviet Union -
Soviet Union invades Afghanistan
The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to implement a communist government -
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Korean War
A civil war fought between North and South Korea, with the communist North trying i spread their government, backed by Russia, to the south, and South Korea fighting back with the help of the United States -
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Space Race
A 20 year long race to see who could achieve more superiority with their space programs between the U.S. and Soviet Union -
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Bay of Pigs
A failed military landing in southern Cuba that was secretly ran by the CIA to oppose Fidel Castro's Revolution -
Berlin Wall goes up
The Berlin wall was put up to prevent the Soviet controlled East-Berliners from escaping to West Berlin, turning the city into a violently separated zone with two polarizing ideologies on each side -
U.S. enters the Vietnam War
the United States entered the Vietnam War to prevent the Chinese Government from spreading communism throughout Asia -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
the first step towards German Reunification, heavy tensions and civil unrest in Eastern Europe caused the East Berlin Government to loosen it's restriction on travel to West Berlin