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United Nations Form
The United Nations was a group of global powers including China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The goal of the United Nations was to maintain global peace and security and to achieve economic and social cooperation. -
Truman Doctrine
Harry Truman wrote this document that said the United States would political, economic, and military support to democratic nations threatened by communism. -
Hollywood 10
A group of 10 film industry members that refused to testify to an anti-communist hearing. They all received jail time for their "refusal to cooperate". -
Marshall plan
The Marshall Plan provided markets for American goods, created reliable trading partners, and supported the development of stable democratic governments in Western Europe -
Creation of NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed for political and military alliance. In 1949 it was created to protect countries against the soviet union. -
Korean War
Tensions between North and South Korea were high. On June 25 1950 North Korea invaded South Korea. After three years of fighting neither side had prevailed, and the border was close to the beginning. -
U.S. joins Vietnam War
The U.S. joined the Vietnam War in fear that the communists would win. The U.S. wanted Vietnam to stay a democratic country. -
Bay of Pigs
Fidel Castro became the leader of Cuba, which the U.S. was opposed too. The U.S. supported an attack from exiled cubans on the bay of pigs. The attack failed. -
Creation of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall separated East Berlin from West Berlin because Germany did not want people escaping from the Soviet-controlled East Berlin to West Berlin. -
Space Race
A competition between the U.S. and soviet union to see who could reach the moon first. The U.S. won the space race. It was important because space was seen as the next arena for war development. -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
Afghanistan was in a civil war involving a pro-communism party and an anti-communism party. The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to support the communist party. -
Falling of the Berlin Wall
The day that the Berlin Wall was destroyed was a huge step toward reuniting East and West Germany.