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United Nations formed
United Nations was founded after the Second World War by 51 countries that were committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine established that the United States would economically, politically or militaristically support any democratic nation under threat from an internal or external authoritarian force. -
Hollywood 10
A group of 10 film industry members that refused to testify to an anti-communist committee hearing during the Second Red Scare Era. -
Marshall plan
President Truman signed the Economic Recovery act of 1948, which became known as the Marshall Plan, which was formed to offer aid to the western European countries to help them recover and rebuild from the devastation of WWII. -
NATO formed
Founded in the aftermath of the Second World War, Nato's purpose was to secure peace in Europe, to promote cooperation among its members and guard their freedom -
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Korean war
The Korean War was a conflict between the Democratic people of North Korea and the Republic of South Korea in which at least 2.5 million lives were lost. The United States along with other UN countries, fought on the side of South Koreans while China fought on the side of North Koreans. -
U.S. official enters Vietnam War
The United State entered Vietnam with the principal purpose of preventing a communist takeover in that region. North Vietnam was communist and wanted to make North Vietnam and South Vietnam one country. The United States entered this war to prevent the spread of communism over South- East Asia. -
Sputnik/ Space Race
The USSR rocketed to 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. -
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Bay of pigs
The bay of pigs was an invasion financed and directed by the US government. Begins when a CIA-financed and- trained group of Cuban refugees lands in Cuba and attempts to topple the communist government of Fidel Castro and ends in utter failure. -
Berlin Wall goes up
Fortified concrete and wired barrier that separated East and West Berlin, Germany. It was built by the government of what was East Germany to keep so-called "fascists" from entering East Germany and undermining the socialist state, but primarily served the objective of stemming mass defections from East to West. -
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Soviets invade Afghanistan
The Soviets invaded Afghanistan under the pretext of upholding the Soviet-Afghan Friendship treaty. Resulted in failure because The Soviets were forced to withdraw. -
Berlin Wall comes down
As the Cold War began to thaw across Eastern Europe, the spokesman for East Berlin's Communist Party announced a change in his city's relations with the West. At midnight on November 9 1989, citizens of the GDR were free cross the country's boarders.