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The Truman Doctrine
Harry S. Truman made it so that the U.S. would provide political, military, and economic help to all democratic nations that were threatened from inside and outside forces -
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The cold War
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The Berlin Blockade
Berlin broke into 4 sections and was cut off from the world -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Korean War
The 38th parallel is the line of latitude that serves as the boundary between North and South Korea. -
Senator Joseph McCarthy
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Vietnam War Begins
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Bay of Pigs invasion failed miserably during the cuban missile crisis, they tried to invade Cuba and the airforce arrived about an hour early in a public park, and then the cuban government had plenty of time to plan before anybody else even showed up. -
The Tet Offensive
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Warsaw Pact
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SALT Agreement
Detente was the easing of tension betweent the governments during the cold war. -
Glasnost
Ronald Reagan was President when the 'Star Wars' (SDI) program was first started. -
Communism Collapses
