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United Nations formed
51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights. -
Truman Doctrine
U.S. gave money to European countries to stay democratic or to resist 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 -
Marshall Plan
Proposed that the United States provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe -
Nato Formed
Formed to secure peace in Europe and prevent future world wars -
Korean War
North Korea invaded south Korea in aim to conquer South Korea and unify all of Korea under communism -
Space Race/Sputnik
Americans and Soviets raced to see who could put a human in space first which would show which country was technologically and intellectually superior. Also started the space era -
Bay of Pigs
A failed attack from the CIA during the Kennedy administration to get the current Cuban leader out of power -
Berlin Wall Goes Up
Soviet Union made East Berlin soldiers lay up barbed wire around East Berlin, trapping Soviet occupied Germany from escaping to the West -
U.S. enters Vietnam War
U.S. was afraid that South Vietnam would fall to North Vietnam and become communist so the U.S. joined the war in order to attempt to prevent the spread of communism in South Vietnam -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
The Soviets invade Afghanistan in order to overthrow the Anti-Communist parties trying to overthrow the Communist Afghanistan government -
Berlin Wall Comes Down
Political reforms inside the Soviet Union caused the Soviets to back out of Eastern Germany, reuniting Germany and slowly strengthening the German Government with the help of their Allies