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United Nations Formed
Intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace. -
Truman Doctrine
A principle that the US should give support to countries or peoples threatened by Soviet forces or Communist insurrection. -
Hollywood 10
Was a film in which each member of the Hollywood 10 made a short speech denouncing McCarthyism and the Hollywood blacklisting. -
Marshall Plan
It was an American initiative enacted in 1948 to provide foreign aid to Western Europe. -
NATO Formed
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states. -
Korean War
North Korea invading South Korea following clashes at the border and rebellions -
Space Race
Was an competition between the Soviet Union and the US, to achieve superior spaceflight capabilities. -
Bay Of Pigs
It was an failed military landing operation on the Southwestern coast of Cuba. -
Berlin Wall Goes Up
Concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin, was used to keep people in. -
US Official Enters Vietnam War
President Eisenhower deploys the Military Assistant Advisory Group to train the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. -
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
It was a protracted armed conflict fought in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. -
Berlin Wall Falls
Fell during the Peaceful Revolution, marked destruction of the Berlin wall and the figurative iron curtain.