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Cold War
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Truman Doctrine
Truman Doctrine asked Congress for $400 million in military and economic assistance for Turkey and Greece -
The Marshall Plan
Process where the U.S. resisted communism by extending financial aid to friendly European nations rebuilding after the destruction of World War 2 1948-1951 -
Berlin Airlift
June 27, 1948 to May 12, 1949
Process of transporting needed supplies to East Berlin -
NATO
Military alliance of 1949 between North American and Western European nations that pledges each will come to the aid of each other if attacked by an outside enemy -
Korean War
25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953
World War II divided Korea into a Communist, northern half and an American-occupied southern half, divided at the 38th parallel. -
The Polio Vaccine
1955 to 1963. Eradication tool for a dangerous disease that can cause muscles to stiffen and weaken so much that people can become paralyzed -
NASA Established
Established in 1957 as a direct response to the Soviet launching of Sputnik 1 -
Sputnik
Russian satellite that initiated the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union -
Castro’s Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution of 1959 began with the failed attack on the Moncada Barracks, and ended in triumph with the ousting of dictator Fulgencio Batista. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was an unsuccessful attempt by United States-backed Cuban exiles to overthrow the government of the Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Increasing friction between the U.S. government and Castro's leftist regime led President Dwight D. Eisenhower to break off diplomatic relations with Cuba in January 1961. -
Building the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier that surrounded West Berlin and prevented access to it from East Berlin and adjacent areas of East Germany -
6-Day War
June 5 - 10, 1967, The Israelis defended the war as a preventative military effort to counter what the Israelis saw as an impending attack by Arab nations that surrounded Israel. The Six-Day War was initiated by General Moshe Dayan, the Israeli’s Defence Minister.
