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united nations
It is to maintain international peace and security. -
Truman Doctrine
It was a program to have nations refuse to be communist the U.S. gave 400 million in military and economic aid. -
Marshall Plan
it was a plan that proposed that the United States gave economic assistance to rebuild the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe -
Nato formed
North Atlantic Treaty Organization is the for Allies' freedom and security by political and military means. -
Hollywood 10
It was a film group that didn´t want to testify to an anti-communist hearing during this time. -
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Korean war.
It was a war between North and South Korea and North Korea invaded the south. -
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Space Race/Sputnik
the launch of sputnik is what started the space race. The U.S. and the Soviets competed to prove their technology by becoming the first nation to put a human into space. -
Bay of Pigs
it was a failed invasion on the southwest side of Cuba to push Cuban leader Fidel Castro from power -
Berlin Wall goes up
It was for people to stay in east Germany and not go to west Germany. -
U.S. official enters Vietnam War
The U.S. entered because they feared communism and they were trying to stop it in Asia. -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
the Soviets organized a military airlift into Kabul, involving 280 transport aircraft and three divisions of almost 8,500 men each. -
Berlin Wall comes down
political reforms inside the Soviet, escalating pressure from the people of eastern Europe, confusion over an East German directive to open the border.