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National Security Act
The national security act reorganized the foreign policy and military establishment. -
Marshall Plan
This gave Europe money to help recover their economy. It did help a lot, but the USSR seen it as the US interfering with international affairs. -
Eisenhower Doctrine
The Eisenhower doctrine established the Middle East as the Cold War battlefield. -
Sputnik
Sputnik marked the start of the space age and the U.s. - U.S.S.R space race. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs made President Kennedy and his administration embarrassed. Also if this would have never happened then the Cuban Missile Crisis wouldn't have happened either. Which means the US and the USSR wouldn't have almost been in a nuclear war. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a symbol of communism