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United nations formed
The United Nations was formed amidst the end of WW2 with the intent to protect peace within the world and to this day is an ongoing alliance that consists of over 50 countries such as the U.S., China, the U.K, Greece, and Ukraine. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was provided by President Truman and was to promise and establish military and economic assistance to democratic countries if they are faced with a threat. -
Hollywood 10
The Hollywood 10 was a group of 10 people in the film industry that refused to testify against an anti-communist committee. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was an economic recovery act for Europe, the U.S would provide economic assistance to restore the European economy after the war -
NATO formed
NATO is an alliance that was formed with the idea that if one country is struck then everyone would be able to help and intervene and consists of 30 countries across North America and Europe and is still alive today. -
Korean war
The Korean war was fought between North and South Korea, North Korea was being backed up by the Soviets, and South Korea was backed by the U.S. who ended up joining to limit the spread of communism. -
Space Race
The Space Race was the fight between the United States and the Soviet Union to see who could conquer space exploration first. the Soviet Union "won" by putting the first man in space, although it ended when the U.S. put the first man on the moon. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs was a failed attack launched by the CIA in an attempt to push the Cuban leader Fidel Castro from power. -
Berlin wall goes up
The Berlin wall was put up to separate East and West Germany to keep Western "Fascists" from entering East Germany, but ultimately had the objective of stemming mass defections from East to West. -
U.S join vietnam war
The United States joined the Vietnam war to ultimately end the spread of communism but national fears and geopolitical strategies also were in play. -
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
The Soviets invaded Afghanistan under the command of Leonid Brezhnev to support the pro-soviet government that was in Afghanistan from Operation Storm-333. -
Berlin wall falls
The Berlin wall came down when 500,000 people held a protest in East Germany, the east German leaders had the intention of loosening up the border but this led to the wall coming down completely.