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UN is formed
The United Nations was formed to prevent a war with more effectivity than the League of Nations. -
Truman Doctorine
A Doctrine claiming that the US could no longer stand by and watch the Soviet Union force its expansion. -
Marshall Plan
A document that provided post-war Europe with economic support to rebuild -
NATO formed
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was and still is an Anti-communist Alliance formed by the US to stop Soviet expansion. -
Hollywood 10
A short film that denounced McCarthyism and the Hollywood blacklisting. -
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Korean war
The war in Korea that was a back and forth, ending where the conflict started. -
Space race/Sputnik
A race to space between the USSR and the US. -
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Bay of Pigs
The Revolution against the Dictator Fedel Castro in Communist Cuba. Aided by the US, failed due to foreign affairs. -
Berlin wall goes up
A wall to prevent East (Communist) Germans from moving to West (Democratic) Germany. -
US enter Vietnam
The US sends troops to South Vietnam to help push back the Northern half. -
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Soviet's invade Afghanistan
A revolution was happening, the Soviets intervened to keep it communist, US aided guerrilla fighters. Soviet victory. -
Berlin wall falls
The wall that separated families and split Germany in two falls