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united nations formed
formed to maintain peace between countries and allow for better communication between country leaders. -
truman doctrine
president truman asked congress for $400 million to help out turkey and grease. -
hollywood 10
group of film industry members that refused to testify to an anticommunist committee hearing during the second red scare. -
marshall plan
economic recovery act, provided foreign aid to western europe after WWI. -
nato formed
military alliance formed between north american and european countries to protect each other through political and military tactics. -
korean war
the us and south korea fought against china and north korea in a civil war in an effort to prevent korea from becoming communist which resulted in the country splitting in two. -
space race
race between USA and Soviet Union to achieve superior spaceflight capability -
bay of pigs
failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of cuba -
berlin wall goes up
The soviet union built a wall to separate west and east berlin -
U.S. official enters Vietnam war
U.S. enters the vietnam war to try to prevent communism from taking -
soviets invade afghanistan
soviets sent thousands of troops to afghanistan and gained complete control of Kabul. -
berlin wall comes down
crowds of Germans dismantled the wall that had been built splitting Berlin in two.