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Truman Doctrine
was a policy set forth by the U.S. President Harry Truman in a speech on March 12, 1947 stating that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent their falling into the Soviet sphere. -
Marshall Plan
Process where the U.S. resisted communism by extending financial aid to friendly European nations rebuilding after the destruction of World War 2 -
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Berin Airlift
Process of transporting needed supplies to East Berlin -
NATO
Military alliance of 1949 between North American and Western European nations that pledges each will come to the aid of each other if attacked by an outside enemy -
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Korean War
Conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. -
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Castro's Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement and its allies against the regime of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. -
Polio Vaccine
Eradication tool for a dangerous disease that can cause muscles to stiffen and weaken so much that people can become paralyzed -
NASA Established
Established in 1957 as a direct response to the Soviet launching of Sputnik -
Sputnik
Russian satellite that initiated the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union -
Bay of Pigs
Invasion of which 1400 Cuban exiles were launched at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. -
The Berlin Wall
Erected to close escape routes for East Germans that were attempting to flee the Communist state -
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6-Day War
War fought between June 5 and 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt (known at the time as the United Arab Republic), Jordan, and Syria.