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The Truman Doctrine
This was policy set by president Truman that stated the U.S would support Turkey and Greece with economic and military aid. -
The Marshall Plan
This was the Americans aiding parts in europe economically after WW2. It lasted four years and is known as the european recovery program -
Creation of NATO
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the United States joined together after the expansion of the Soviet in eastern europe, This expansion threatened people so NATO was formed -
Korean War
Within a few days North Korea's invasion on South Korea startled the United Nations so they took action. The United Nations sent their military and naval troops to contain North Koreas army. On July 1953 the war ended with negotiations. -
Creation of the Warsaw Pact
The warsaw pact was basically a treaty of friendship signed by Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union. It was signed in Poland. -
Vietnam War
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Bay of Pigs
This was an invasion by the United States trying to over throw the Cuban government. The invasion was not a success and by th time it ended on April 19 ninty people were exiled and the rest were imprisioned. -
The Berlin Wall Goes Up
Eastern Germany began closing the border to western Germany. The reason for this was eastern Germany thought western Germany wanted to start a civil war. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crissis was the Soviets and Cuba against the United States as the closest encounter the world has been to having a nuclear war. It lasted thirteen days in October. President JFK sent planes to Cuba to discover they and the Soviets were secretly building missiles. -
The Six Day War
The six day war started with Isreal launching a suprise missle on Egypt. The war ended with Isreal gaining land. -
Olympic Rivalry: 1972 basketball game
The 1972 basketball game was a close call between the Soviets and the U.S. The U.S was behind by one point and Collins made it at the last second but the referees cheated the Americans out of the metal. -
1980 Olympic Hockey game
This game was also known as the miracle on ice. It was called this because the U.S beat the undefeated Soviets in a hockey game. -
German Reunification/Fall of Berlin Wall
The German reunificaton was the process of Berlin reuniting with Germany and became a single city. The Berlin wall was knocked down and thousands of people reunited with their families sobbed in joy. -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
The end of the cold war the Soviet Union broke into fifteen different countries.
