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the UN was formed to maintain peace and security after the charter had been ratified -
extended to become the basis of American cold war policy throughout Europe and around the world -
a group of 10 film industry members that refused to testify to an anti-communist hearing during the second red scare era -
The U.S. provided economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe -
formed to secure peace in Europe and promote cooperation among its members and guard their freedom -
When the Northern Korean people's army invaded South Korea in a coordinated general attack at several strategic points along the 38th parallel -
the Americans and Soviets competed to prove their technological and intellectual superiority by becoming the first nation to put a human into space -
a Failed attack launched by the CIA during the Kennedy administration to push Cuban leader Fidel Castro from power -
the Berlin wall went up to keep the western fascist from entering east Germany -
the U.S. entered the war to prevent a communist takeover of the region -
the Soviet Union sent thousands of troops into Afghanistan and immediately assumed complete military and political control of Kabul and target portions of the country -
Political reforms inside the Soviet bloc, escalating pressure from the people of eastern Europe and ultimately, confusion over an east German directive to open the border