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United Nations
After WWII, the United Nations was formed as a way to stop another World War from happening. It was also was formed to give human rights to all. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine is an American foreign policy that pledges American "support for democracies against authoritarian threats." It was originally created to counter the growth of the Soviet bloc during the Cold War. -
Hollywood 10
10 motion-picture producers, directors, and screenwriters who appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee in October 1947, refused to answer questions regarding their possible communist affiliations. After spending time in prison for contempt of Congress, were mostly blacklisted by the Hollywood studios. -
Marshall Plan
On April 3, 1948, President Truman signed the Economic Recovery Act of 1948. It became known as the Marshall Plan. It proposed that the United States provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe. -
NATO
NATO focused on collective defence and the protection of its members from potential threats emanating from the Soviet Union. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, many new security threats have emerged, such as terrorism. -
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Korean War
The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea from 1950 to 1953. It began when North Korea invaded South Korea -
Space Race/Sputnik
Both countries raced to build new technologies to be used for space exploration. The space race was widely believed to have been won by the U.S. -
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Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba. Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Front, consisting of Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution, secretly were financed and directed by the U.S. government. -
Berlin Wall goes up
East Germany built a barrier to close off East Germans' access to West Berlin and hence West Germany. That barrier, the Berlin Wall, was first erected on the night of August 12–13, 1961, as the result of a decree passed on August 12 by the East German Volkskammer -
U.S. official enters Vietnam War
United States involvement in the Vietnam War began shortly after the end of World War II in Asia and over a period of 20 years. The U.S. military presence peaked in April 1969, with 543,000 American combat troops stationed in Vietnam. -
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Soviets invade Afghanistan
The Soviet–Afghan War was a protracted armed conflict fought in the Soviet-controlled Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan resulted in massive loss of life, the souring of US-Soviet relations, and ultimately contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union. -
Berlin Wall comes down
The fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, during the Peaceful Revolution, marked the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the figurative Iron Curtain. It was one of the series of events that started the fall of communism in Central and Eastern Europe.