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The Suez Canal
The Suez Canal is an sea-level waterway in Egypt connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez -
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End Of WWII
World War II was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although related conflicts began earlier -
The Red Scare
This was a time where rumors and accusations were spread that communist was trying to take over the world -
The Yalta Conference
This was an event where United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union came together to talk about what they were going to do with Germany. -
The Creation Of The United Nations
This was an organization created to promote international cooperation and maintain international order -
The Iron Curtain
The iron curtain was created to separate Eastern Europe from the West -
Marshall Plan
This event was when the United states gave Western Europe 13 billion in economic aid to help rebuild Western Europe's economies -
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Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies railway, road, and canal access of Berlin under Western control -
Truman Doctrine
This was an policy that was created to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the cold war -
The Creation Of NATO
This was an organization that included 12 countries to aid any member that was attacked during the was. This included The United States, Canada, Italy, Britain, France, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, The Netherlands, Norway, Luxembourg, and Iceland -
Duck and Cover
The Duck and Cover was created for school children as a defense to protect themselves from the event of a nuclear explosion -
McCarthyism
This was an act of making accusations or treason without regard of any evidence -
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The Korean War
This war began because North Korea invaded South Korea along with other border clashes -
The Rosenbergs
The Rosenbergs were executed after being convicted of committing espionage for the Soviet Union and was sentenced to death. -
The Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact, formally the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance was signed in Warsaw among the Soviet Union and seven Soviet satellite states of Central and Eastern Europe during the Cold War -
Eisenhower Doctrine
Middle Eastern could ask American Economic aid from the United States Military Forces if being threatened by armed aggression -
U-2 incident
During this event an United States U-2 spy plane was shot down while in Soviet airspace
