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Truman Doctrine
A policy set forth by U.S President Harry Truman in a speech in 1947. -
The Marshall Plan
Process where the U.S resisted communism by extending financial aid to freindly European nations rebuilding after the destruction of WWII. -
Berlin Airlift
Process of transporting needed supplies to East Berlin. -
NATO
Military alliance of 1949 between North America and Western European nations that pledges each will come to the aid of each other if attacked by an outside enemy. -
Korean War
A war between the republic of Korea supportedd by the united nations. With a result of political division -
Castro's Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution began with the failed attack on the Moncada Barracks, and ended in triumph with the ousting of dictator Fulgencio Batista. -
The Polio Vaccine
Eradication tool for a dangerous disease that can cause muscles to stiffen and weaken so much that people can become paralyzed. -
Sputnik
Russian satellite that initiated the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. -
NASA Established
Established in 1957 as a direct response to the Soviet launching of Sputnik 1. -
Bay Of Pigs
A counter-revolutionary militia trained and funded by the United States government's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Brigade 2506 fronted the armed wing of the Democratic Revolutionary Front (DRF) and intended to overthrow the revolutionary leftist government of President Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado. -
Building The Berlin Wall
A barrier that surrounded West Berlin and prevented access to it from East Berlin and adjacent areas of East Germany. The Berlin Wall was built on the night between August 12 and 13th, 1961, as the result of a decree by the East German Volkskammer. -
6 Day War
The Israelis defended the war as a preventative military effort to counter what the Israelis saw as an impending attack by Arab nations that surrounded Israel. The Six-Day War was initiated by General Moshe Dayan, the Israeli’s Defence Minister.
