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United Nations Formed
The United Nations was an organization formed after WWII. It was created to promote peace and security among countries. The main goal of the United Nations was to solve global issues together. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was a policy made public by President Truman. It stated that the U.S. would provide political, military, and economic support to countries facing communism. This was a response to the spread of communism during the Cold War. -
Hollywood 10
The Hollywood Ten was a group of 10 film industry members that refused to testify to an anti-communist committee hearing during the Second Red Scare era and faced career consequences. -
Marshall Plan
Marshall Plan proposed that the United States provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe. President Truman signed the Economic Recovery Act of 1948. It was known as the Marshall Plan, named for Secretary of State George Marshall. -
NATO Formed
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was created by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. -
Korean War
The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea. It started when North Korea invaded South Korea and ceased after an armistice on 27 July 1953. -
Space Race
The Space Race was a competition between two Cold War rivals, the United States and the Soviet Union, to achieve superior spaceflight capability. The Space Race lasted from August 2, 1955, to July 17, 1975. -
Sputnik
Sputnik was the first artificial Earth satellite. It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union as part of the Soviet space program. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed military operation in 1961 by the U.S. They tried to overthrow the Cuban government and it didn't go as planned. This ended in defeat for the U.S. -
Berlin Wall Goes Up
The Berlin Wall was a barrier between East and West Berlin. It was put up to prevent people from fleeing from East to West Berlin during the Cold War. -
U.S. official enters Vietnam War
The U.S. entered the Vietnam War in 1965 to stop communism from spreading in Southeast Asia. -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
The Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979 to support the communist government and protect their interests. -
Berlin Wall Comes Down
The Berlin Wall came down due to political changes in Eastern Europe and civil disturbance in Germany put pressure on the East German government to loosen some of its regulations on travel to West Germany.