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United Nations formed
In an attempt to maintain international peace and security and to achieve cooperation among nations on economic, social, and humanitarian problems. Its forerunner was the League of Nations, an organization conceived under similar circumstances following World War I. -
Truman Doctrine
In a dramatic speech to a joint session of Congress, President Harry S. Truman asks for U.S. assistance for Greece and Turkey to forestall communist domination of the two nations. Historians have often cited Truman's address, which came to be known as the Truman Doctrine, as the official declaration of the Cold War. The United States should help free nations resist the spread of Communism. -
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. The Second Red Scare was a time period marked by the fear of a communist takeover during the initial phases of the Cold War Era. -
Marshall Plan
After WWll European countries were devastated, so the US feared it would encourage a communist revolution. It gave $12 billion in aid to Western Europe. It then reduced the threat of communist revolutions. Maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations, and promoting social progress, better living standards, and human rights. -
Nato formed
NATO is a security alliance of 30 countries from North America and Europe. NATO's fundamental goal is to safeguard the Allies' freedom and security by political and military means. Its purpose was to secure peace in Europe, to promote cooperation among its members, and to guard their freedom – all of this in the context of countering the threat posed at the time by the Soviet Union. -
Korean War
Northern Korean People's Army invaded South Korea in a coordinated general attack at several strategic points along the 38th parallel, the line dividing communist North Korea from the non-communist Republic. A new border between North and South Korea was drawn, which gave South Korea some additional territory and demilitarized the zone between the two nations. The war cost the lives of millions of Koreans and Chinese, as well as almost 40,000 Americans. -
U.S. official enters Vietnam War
President Eisenhower deploys the Military Assistance Advisory Group to train the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. This marks the official beginning of American involvement in the war, as recognized by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. -
Space Race/Sputnik
Image result for Space Race/Sputnik detailed description The USSR rocketed to the lead in the Cold War's "Space Race" with the launch of Sputnik, a basketball-sized satellite that became the first manmade object to orbit the Earth. On October 4, 1957, the USSR launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth. the two superpowers were embroiled in a bitter competition over who could 'conquer' outer space first. -
Bay of Pigs
The CIA launched a failed attack during the Kennedy administration to push Cuban leader Fidel Castro from power. Since 1959, officials at the U.S. State Department and the CIA have attempted to remove Castro. The invasion was financed and directed by the U.S. government. -
Berlin Wall goes up
East German soldiers laid down more than 30 miles of barbed wire barrier through the heart of Berlin. East Berlin citizens were forbidden to pass into West Berlin, and the number of checkpoints at which Westerners could cross the border was drastically reduced. -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan under the pretext of upholding the Soviet-Afghan Friendship Treaty of 1978. As midnight approached, the Soviets organized a massive military airlift into Kabul, involving an estimated 280 transport aircraft and three divisions of almost 8,500 men each. -
Berlin Wall comes down
Five days after half a million people gathered in East Berlin in a mass protest and the Berlin Wall dividing communist East Germany from West Germany crumbled. East German leaders had tried to calm mounting protests by loosening the borders, making travel easier for East Germans.