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United Nations formed
October 24, 1945, after World War II to promote international cooperation and prevent future conflicts through diplomacy, peacekeeping, and humanitarian efforts. -
Truman Doctrine
this policy aimed to contain communism by providing economic and military aid to countries threatened by communist expansion. -
Hollywood 10
a group of Hollywood filmmakers who were blacklisted and persecuted during the Red Scare because people thought they were communists -
NATO
a defensive alliance among Western countries to counter Soviet aggression and ensure collective security. -
Marshall Plan
it was a U.S. initiative to aid Western European countries' economic recovery after World War II by providing financial and material assistance. -
Korean war
between North Korea (supported by China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (backed by the UN, primarily the U.S.), resulting in an armistice and the continued division of Korea. -
Space Race
Beginning in 1957 with the Soviet launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, the Space Race was a competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to achieve milestones in space exploration -
Bay of Pigs
a failed CIA-sponsored invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles aimed to overthrow Fidel Castro's communist regime, leading to heightened tensions between the U.S. and Cuba. -
Berlin Wall comes down
the end of the Cold War era, the Berlin Wall was dismantled in 1989