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United Nations is formed
intergovernmental organization aiming to maintain peace between countries -
Truman Doctrine
This doctrine asks congress for 400 million in military and economic assistance for Turkey and Greece -
marshall plan
Economic recover ACT, US provides economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe -
Nato is formed
USA, Canada, and several Western Europe nations treaties that provides security against the soviets -
Hollywood 10
The House Un-American Activities Committee was charged with investigating allegations of communist influence and subversion in the U.S. during the early years of the Cold War. -
Korean war
the first military action of the Cold War. It was sparked by the June 25, 1950 invasion of South Korea by 75,000 members of the North Korean People's Army. -
Space Race
Image result for space race/sputnik The Sputnik launch marked the start of the space age and the US-USSR space race and led to the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) -
Bay of Pigs
failed landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961 -
Berlin Wall Goes Up
Built by German to prevent the population from escaping soviet control -
US official enters Vietnam war
President Johnson launches a three-year campaign of sustained bombing of targets in North Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Operation Rolling Thunder. -
Berlin wall comes down
half a million people gathered in East Berlin in a mass protest which caused the fall of the Berlin wall -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
a nine-year guerrilla war against the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and the Soviet Army