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Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was a policy set forth by President Harry Truman 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.[ -
The Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was the American program to aid Europe where the United States gave monetary support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin. -
Korean War
The Korean War was between North Korea, aided by Communist China, and South Korea, aided by the United States and other United Nations members forming a United Nations armed force, a truce signed July 27, 1953. -
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. -
The Polio Vaccine
Jonas Salk introduced the Polio Vaccine which prevented alot of people from being paralyzed by the Polio Virus -
Sputnik
Sputnik was the first of which was the first satellite to be placed in orbit by the Soviet Union. -
NASA Established
NASA was established because of the Soviet Union sending a missle and in prevention of them sending bombs through missles we created our own. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs was a bay of the Caribbean Sea in Cuba that was a site of attempted invasion of Cuba by anti-Castro forces. -
Building the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier that surrounded West Berlin and prevented access to it from East Berlin and adjacent areas of East Germany. -
6-Day War
The six day war was a war fought in the middle east only lasting 6 days. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
