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united nations formed
the senate approved the UN Charter on July 28, 1945, by a vote of 89 to 2. The united nations came into existence on October 24, 1945, after 29 nations had ratified the Charter. -
Truman doctrine
President Harry S. Truman asked for $400 million in military and economic assistance for Greece and Turkey and established the policy. -
Hollywood 10
the Hollywood 10 was a group of 10 film industry members that refused to testify to an anti-communist committee hearing. They were each given a one thousand dollar fine and a year of federal prison. -
Marshall Plan
President Truman signed the act that became known as the Marshall Plan. -
Nato formed
NATO was the first peacetime military alliance the untied states entered into outside of the Western Hemisphere. -
Korean War
The Northern Korean Peoples Army invaded South Korea in a coordinated general attack at several strategic points along the 38th parallel. -
Space Race
It began when the Soviet Union responded to the US announcement of their similar intent to launch artificial satellites. -
Bay of Pigs
Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. -
Berlin Wall went up
This wall was designed to prevent people from escaping to the West from East Berlin. -
US officials entered the Vietnam War
The US entered the Vietnam War to be able to limit the Soviet Power in Southeast Asia and halt the spread of communism. -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
This was in support of the Afghanistan communist government in its conflict with anti-communist Muslim guerrillas. -
Berlin Wall comes down
The Berlin Wall fell because of political changes in Eastern Europe and civil unrest in Germany put extra pressure on the East German government to loosen some of its regulations on travel to West Germany.