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United Nation Formed
The United Nations was formed to maintain international peace and security. It developed friendly relations among nations and promotes social progress, better living standards and human rights. -
Truman Doctrine
President Truman asked Congress for $400 million in military and economic assistance for Turkey and Greece. -
Hollywood Ten
10 screenwriters, editors, directors, and authors in Hollywood that were part of the communist party. They did not cooperate with HUAC hearings on anti-communist activity and were arrested, then blacklisted. -
NATO Formed
The United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. -
Korean War
North Korea invaded South Korea following clashes along the border and rebellions in South Korea. -
Space Race
Competition between the US and Soviet union on the development of aerospace capabilities, artificial satellites, and human spaceflight that lasted until 1975. -
Bay of Pigs
Invasion on the Southwest coast of Cuba during the missile crisis. It was aimed to overthrow Fidel castro but it failed miserably as they immediately came under heavy fire. -
Berlin Wall goes up
Wall put up to isolate the postwar allied western sectors of the former German capital from Soviet occupied East Berlin. -
Berlin Wall goes down
Crowds of Germans began dismantling the wall because confusion over an East German directive to open the border.