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United Nations Formed
Formed an organization where different nations can get together to help sustain peace and security. Was founded in San Francisco -
Hollywood 10
Hollywood Ten, in U.S. history, 10 motion-picture producers, directors, and screenwriters who appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee refused to answer questions regarding their possible communist affiliations. -
Truman Doctrine
President Harry S. Truman asked for $400 million in military and economic assistance for Greece and Turkey. -
Marshall Plan
President Truman signed the Economic Recovery Act of 1948. It became known as the Marshall Plan, named for Secretary of State George Marshall, who in 1947 proposed that the United States provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe. -
NATO Formed
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. -
Korean War
the Northern Korean People's Army invaded South Korea in a coordinated general attack at several strategic points along the 38th parallel. -
Space Race
The competition began on 2 August 1955, when the Soviet Union responded to the US announcement of their similar intent to launch artificial satellites. -
Bay of Pigs
1,400 Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. -
Berlin Wall Goes Up
The 155-kilometer-long Berlin Wall, which cut through the middle of the city center, surrounded West Berlin. The Wall was designed to prevent people from escaping to the West from East Berlin. -
U.S. Enters Vietnam War
United States Marines came ashore at Da Nang as the first wave of U.S. combat troops into South Vietnam, adding to the 25,000 U.S. military advisers already in place. -
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
The Soviet Union intervened in support of the Afghan communist government in its conflict with anti-communist Muslim guerrillas during the Afghan War. -
Berlin Wall Goes Down
The fall of the Berlin Wall was the first step towards German reunification. In 1989, political changes in Eastern Europe and civil unrest in Germany put pressure on the East German government to loosen some of its regulations on travel to West Germany.