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World war 2
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The Red Scare
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Harry Truman Presidentcy
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United Nations Established
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Truman Doctrine
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Marshal Plan
It was an American attempt to aid European economies to prevent the spread of communism after World War 2 -
NATO
A multi-country military alliance beween the countries in North America and Europe -
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Korean War
A war between North Korea (supported by China and Russia) and South Korea (supported by the U.S.) -
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Eisenhower Presidency
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Vietnam War
A war betewwn North Vietnam and South Vietnam with American involvment -
McCarthyism
The action of making accusations of teason with out proper evidence -
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Kennedy Presidency
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Bay of Pigs
An unsuccesful invasion of Cuba to liberate it from communist rule -
Cuban Missle Crisis
Russia put missles in Cuba pointed to Florida -
Kennedys Assasination
President Kennedy was assainated by Lee Harvey Oswald -
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Johnson Presidency
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Nixon Presidency
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Reagan Presidency
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George H.W. Bush Presidency
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The Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe
The Berlin wall was taken down showing the end of communism in Europe -
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Persian Gulf War
Operation Dessert Storm -
The fall of the Soviet Union
Acknowledgement the independence of the twelve republics of the Soviet Union -
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Clinton Prsedency
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NAFTA was Formed
North American Free Trade Agreement... an agreement between the North American Countries for free trade -
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George W. Bush Presidency
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Terrorist Attacks
The al-qaeda hijacked 4 passanger airlines and crashed them into the World Trade Center and the Pentaon killing 2'996 and injuring 6'000 -
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War in Afghanistan
American intervention into an Afghan civil war -
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The War in Iraq
An armed conflict in Iraq due to the terrorist attacks on September 11