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U.N. is formed
was organized to maintain international peace. -
Truman Doctrine
American policy that claims that the U.S. would give financial support to countries that refused communism -
Marshall plan
Proposed that the U.S. provide financial support to europe so it could be rebuilt after the war -
Nato is formed
was formed as an international military alliance between countries, which included 30 countries -
Hollywood Ten
A documentary exposing 10 hollywood stars for being pro-communist -
korean war
was a war fought between north and south Korea to decide the form of government the country would use. the country would be divided by north and south when the war ended -
the Space Race
a race to see who could have the best spaceflight technology between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. -
the Berlin Wall is set up
was set up to divide the eastern and western parts of germany -
The Bay Of Pigs
a failed invasion of Cuba to overthrow Fidel Castro, the invasion was planned by the U.S. -
vietnam war
conflict between vietnam, laos, and Cambodia. The United States got involved in an attempt to stop the spread of communism -
Soviets invaded Afghanistan
the soviets invaded Afghanistan because they wanted to try and make Afghanistan a communist country -
the Berlin Wall is torn down
the wall is torn down to put germany back together