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House Un-American Activities Comittee
A committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, created to investigate disloyalty and subversive organizations -
Truman Doctrine
President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology -
Marshall Pllan
A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952) named after George Marshall -
Berlin Airlift
Airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin. They were trying to contain the west berlin from the east Berlin. -
NATO
An organization comprisisng 12 nations for the purpose of defending each other -
Korean War
Was a war between the South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and the North Korea, at one time supported by China and the Soviet Union. -
Space Race
the competition between the U.S and the Soviet Union egarding achievements in the field of space exploration.