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United Nations Formed
In the summer of 1945, leaders in San Francisco agreed on an international treaty to ensure the equal rights of all people and maintain peace. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was a dedication or promise to security within other countries. Stating that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations, if they were to be under threat by another country or party. -
Hollywood 10
The Hollywood Ten was a group of 10 industry members that refused to testify to an anti-communist committee during the second Red Scare era. The Red Scare was a era in which people were scared of the Communist take over. -
Marshall Plan
Implemented from 1948 to 1952, it was a U.S. initiative to aid Western European countries' economic recovery after World War II by providing financial and material assistance. -
Bay of Pigs
In 1961, 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. -
Nato Formed
NATO, otherwise known as North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created by the US, Canada, and many other European countries to provide security against the Soviet Union. -
Korean War
The Korean war was a conflict between both North and South Korea. A total of 2.5 million people lost their life. The war became international when they were supplied and advised by the Soviet Union. -
Space Race/Sputnik
Beginning in 1957 with the Soviet launch of the first man made satellite Sputnik, the Space Race was a competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to be greater when it came to the space race. -
Berlin Wall Goes Up
The Berlin Wall was originally made with barbed wire and then later came the walls. It was made in an attempt to put a halt to the exodus within Berlin. -
U.S. Official Enters Vietnam War
The U.S. officially entered the Vietnam War in 1964 after the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which just increased the tension with its military involvement in Southeast Asia. -
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
The Soviets launched an invasion on Afghanistan to support the local pro-Soviet government that was established during Operation Storm. Many sanctions were established upon the Soviets in response. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Symbolizing the end of the Cold War era, the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, leading to the reunification of East and West Germany and the collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe.