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U.N formed
In June of 1945, 50 countries formed the United Nations, in order to prevent another world war. -
Truman Doctrine
Basically, President Truman would pay countries so they wouldn't become communist -
Hollywood 10
10 Hollywood actors were accused of being apart of the communist party after basically refusing to say they weren't communists. -
Marshall plan
The U.S provided aid to devastated European countries after WW2 -
NATO formed
NATO was an alliance formed between a multitude of European, American, and Asian countries to combat the spread of communism -
Korean war
Soviet backed North Korea invaded South korea, starting the Korean war which, ended in both sides gaining nothing, and the border going back to the way it was before the war -
Space race
a silly competition between the U.S and the soviet Union to see who could get to space, and then the moon, first. -
Berlin Wall goes up
A wall was built between Allied controlled Western Germany, and Soviet controlled Eastern Germany. anyone who crossed without permission was either shot, arrested, or made it to West Germany because that's where they went most of the time -
Bay of pigs
An American backed invasion of Communist controlled Cuba by Cuban Exiles -
'Nam
America entered the Vietnam war, which was between a communist north and the democratic south vietnam, in order to stop the spread of communism -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
The soviets invaded Afghanistan in order to help the pro-communist party that was in afghanistan -
Berlin Wall comes down
confusion between the wall guards and the East German government caused the wall to be unguarded, which prompted citizens to break down the wall and reunite germany