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United nations formed
This was made to try and maintain some peace among the nations & was also an attempt to try and have more cooperation between nations. -
Truman doctrine
the principle that the US should give support to countries or peoples threatened by Soviet forces or Communist insurrection. -
Hollywood 10
a group of 10 film industry members that refused to testify to an anti-communist committee hearing during the Second Red Scare era -
Marshall plan
this plan would add economic assistance to rebuild the economic infrastructure. -
Nato formed
North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. -
Korean war
It was a war between South Korea and North Korea within a span of 3 years. The war started because north Korea invaded South Korea. -
Space race
It was a competition between two Cold War rivals, the United States and the Soviet Union, to achieve superior spaceflight capability. -
U.S. official enters Vietnam War
This marks the official beginning of American involvement in the war as recognized by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. -
Bay of pigs
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961 by Cuban exiles, and financed by the U.S. -
Berlin Wall goes up
This is when Berlin had a wall put up that separated west and east Berlin. It was put up by GDR. -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
A war between Afghanistan and the Soviets was started by the soviets invading their land. Lots of conflict between the Afghan mujahideen and the soviet soldiers. -
Berlin wall falls
This marks the day that the first chunk of the wall falls, and started to be taken down permanently.