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United Nations Formed
Formed by 51 countries to try to maintain and keep world peace and prevent another global war again. Tried to help build friendly relationships and promote social progress and human rights -
Truman Doctrine
The US declaring to the world that it would provide military, economic, and political support to any country that supported capitalism. This was done to try to contain and diminish communism and also stop the USSR´s use and spread of it -
Hollywood 10
A group of 10 members of Hollywood that refused to testify to a anti-communist committee during the second red scare era who were then put into American prisons -
Marshall Plan
A US plan proposed to Europe that would provide them with financial assurance to help rebuild and boost the economic infrastructure of a postwar and destroyed Europe -
Nato Formed
Created by many western nations to try to protect themselves and provide collective security to each from the Soviet Union -
Korean War
High tensions between communist North Korea (backed by the Soviets) and democratic South Korea (backed by the US) finally boiled over and lead to the north invading the south, but in the end, no land changed hands -
Space race starts (Sputnik)
A race between the US and the Soviet Union on who could get up into space first -
Berlin Wall is built
A massive wall was built through Germany that divided the country into 2 parts, the East and the West. Made from barbed wire and cinder blocks, citizens were trapped on their sides with no way around or through it -
Bay of Pigs
A failed attempt by the US to try to overthrow the Cuban leader Fidel Castro -
US enters Vietnam War
3,500 American troops came ashore in South Vietnam as the war with communism rages on, now with the Northern Part of Vietnam trying to spread communism and take over the South -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
Soviets sent thousands of troops into Afghanistan to try to spread communism once, plus take over control of valuable resources like oil that are native to the area -
Berlin Wall comes down
The wall that divided the country for almost 3 decades finally is torn down and reunites the east and west parts of the country