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United Nations Formed
USA, USSR, and China Started the United Nations, to spread democracy. -
Truman Doctrine
Truman argued that the United States could no longer stand by and allow the forcible expansion of Soviet totalitarianism into free, independent nations -
Hollywood 10
Producers, Screenwriters, and directors refused to answer any questions. -
Marshall Plan
Proposed that the United States provide economic assistance to restore infrastructure of postwar Europe. -
Nato Formed
The first peacetime military alliance that the united states entered. -
Korean War
Started when North Korea invaded South Korea because they were democratic. -
Space Race
The Space Race refers to the period of competition over space exploration between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. during the Cold War. -
Bay of Pigs
Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. -
Berlin Wall Goes Up
The SED began to seal off the borders around West Berlin, first with barbed wire and a few days later with walls. Wishing it would put an end to mass exodus. -
US Officially Enters Vietnam War
The US Government's deployment of ground forces to Da Nang had not been consulted with the South Vietnamese government. -
Soviets against Afghanistan
Uprisings and internal fighting led to the Soviets invading the country. -
Berlin Wall Goes Down
The falling of the wall led to German Reunification.