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United Nations Formed
The United Nations was created to avoid a third world war and to keep world peace. -
Truman Doctrine
President Truman established that the U.S. provided assistance to all democratic nations under threat from authoritarian forces. -
Hollywood 10
10 motion-picture producers refused to answer questions regarding their possible communist affiliations -
Marshall Plan
Signed by President Truman, the Marshall Plan provided economic assistance to restore the economy of post-war Europe. -
NATO Formed
NATO was formed to secure peace in Europe to counter the threat posed by the Soviet Union -
Korean War
Northern Korean people's army invaded South Korea in a coordinated general attack at 7 strategic points -
Space Race/Sputnik
The Space Race was a competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to make aerospace capabilities. Sputnik was a satellite that was the first manmade object to orbit the earth. -
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Bay of Pigs
Bay of Pigs was a failed attack by the CIA to push Cuban leader Fidel Castro from power. -
Berlin Wall Goes Up
The German Democratic Republic builds barbed wire and concrete "Antifascistcher Schutzwall" between East and West Berlin to keep Western "fascists" from entering East Berlin -
United States Enters Vietnam War
The U.S. was afraid communism would spread to South Vietnam and the rest of Asia so they sent money, supplies, and military to help. -
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan under the pretext of upholding the Soviet-Afghan friendship treaty of 1978 -
Berlin Wall Comes Down
Crowds of Germans began to destroy the Berlin Wall because of political reform.