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Truman Doctrine
A promise to aid any country that wants to join capitalism to prevent the spread of communism. -
United Nations Formed
Formed after the World Wars to prevent another war. Used to maintain peace around the world. Help to create a friendly relationship between all countries and to create equality for everyone. -
Hollywood 10
A group of people who were not communists in America but were accused of being communists because when they were first asked they refused to say if they were or were not. -
Marshall Plan
A U.S. program provides aid to Western Europe to prevent them from relying on becoming communists to help them with their problems -
NATO Formed
A security alliance of 30 countries from North America and Europe as a safeguard of the Allies' freedom by political and military means. -
Korean War
A war between North Korea and South Korea over different views, trying to impose one side's beliefs on the other side. -
Space Race/ Sputnik
Competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to be the first one who could conquer space exploration first. Sputnik was the first artificial satellite to orbit earth. -
Bay of Pigs
A failed military landing operation on the southern coast of Cuba. -
Berlin Wall Goes Up
A physical wall went up separating the free and non-free sides of Berlin to prevent people from moving from one side to another to make more money or be free. -
U.S. Official Enters Vietnam War
The U.S. president deployed assistance to south Vietnam to train the army. This marks the beginning of the U.S. involvement in the war. -
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
the Soviet Union sent thousands of troops into Afghanistan and immediately assumed complete military and political control of Kabul and large portions of the country. The innovation was to support the soviet government that had been installed. -
Berlin Wall Comes Down
The taking down of the wall that separated two sides of berlin. Taken down because of other countries' thoughts that is will make the country worse and the riots of people wanting to see family and reunite the country.