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korean and cold war
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Truman Doctrine
U.S.policy that defined Cold War in ideological terms. -
The Marshall Plan
Process where the U.S. resisted communism byextending financial aid to friendly European nations rebuilding after thedestruction of World War 2 -
NATO
Military alliance of 1949 between North Americanand Western European nations that pledges each will come to the aid of eachother if attacked by an outside enemy -
Korean War
In 1950 the north invaded the south,the north was supported by China & the USSR while the south was supportedby UN force led by the US
1st armed conflict of theCold War
Showed US Containment policy &also the US use of the UN to deal w/ the USSR as opposed to direct conflict -
Bay of Pigs
U.S. sponsored groups of Cuban exiles stormed the bay ofpigs which validated Castro’s distrust of the U.S. -
The Polio Vaccine
Eradication tool for a dangerous disease thatcan cause muscles to stiffen and weaken so much that people can become paralyzed -
Sputnik
Russian satellite that initiated the space racebetween the U.S. and the Soviet Union -
NASA
Established in 1957 as a direct response to theSoviet launching of Sputnik 1 -
Castro’s Cuban Revolution
Communist/dictatorship
he took control of the cuban ppl and dictated them -
Building the Berlin Wall
a barrier that surrounded West Berlin and prevented access to it from East Berlin and adjacent areas of East Germany -
Berlin Airlift
Process of transporting needed supplies to EastBerlin -
6-Day War
erupted on June 5th, 1967, was a profound event in Middle Eastern history that reshaped the political landscape of the region and redrew the boundaries of the state of Israel