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The fall of the Berlin Wall destroys the idea of the Iron Curtain. Germany is being reunified, and Europe is becoming free from the influence of communism.
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The United Nations was formed to maintain international peace. They also provide humanitarian assistance.
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10 American directors refuting claims of introducing communist ideas into American film. The directors were jailed for their supposed crimes and banned from the movie scene.
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The U.S. states that they will no longer accept the Soviet Union's Communist influence on Europe. They fear a totalitarian government, especially after the end of WWII.
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The temporary substitution of military authority for civilian rule. This was usually invoked during times of war and rebellion.
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They were created by the United States, England, Canada, and several Western European countries. NATO was formed to provide security against the Soviet Union and the communist party.
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The first military action in the Cold War between North and South Korea. The US feared another world war, and attempted to make a compromise with North Korea to cease fighting.
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The United States and the Soviet Union competed to have better spaceflight technology.
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A failed military landing at the southwestern coast of Cuba during the Cuban Revolution.
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German soldiers laid barbed wire at the border of Berlin. They hoped this would end mass immigration.
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The US fights the spread of communism to southern Asia.
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The Soviet Union attempts to spread communism into Afghanistan. This event contributed significantly to the Soviet Union's collapse.