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United Nations Formed (1945)
created as a place to talk about confits -
Truman Doctrine (1947)
U.S. policy aimed at containing the spread of communism -
Hollywood Ten (1947, with blacklisting continuing into the 1950s)
a group of flim makers that refuse to snig a anit comisstoin thing -
Marshall Plan (1948)
a plan to get economic aid to rebuild Western European countries after WWII -
NATO formed (1949)
aline to contner the soviets -
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Korean War (1950–1953)
A conflict between communist North Korea and capitalist South Korea -
Space Race/Sputnik (1957, but the broader Space Race spans the 1950s–1970s)
i race to get something into space between us and soviets -
Berlin Wall Goes Up (1961)
a wall in westen brinlen -
Bay of Pigs (1961)
failed us invation cuba -
U.S. official enters Vietnam War (1965 escalation, though involvement began earlier in the 1950s)
a war to stop commist -
Soviets invade Afghanistan (1979–1989)
to support a comisstist group -
Berlin Wall Comes Down (1989)
the wall in berlin goes down