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It was created in hopes of world peace. The UN had a General Assembly that included all member nations. They also have a Security Council that has 5 permanent members and 10 rotating members. The Security Council addresses any military and political problems and has the power to veto any action suggested by the General Assembly.
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The Truman Doctrine was created by President Harry S Truman. It stated that the US would provide any political, military, or economic assistance to any nation in need with internal or external threats.
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A group of 10 members from the film industry that refused to testify against an anti-communist committee.
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The Marshall plan was a European Recovery Program. It used financial aid to help and promote European recovery.
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NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization that is made up of 9 Western European nations. Nato was a military alliance that each nation pledged to help and defend the other nations if they ever face an outside attack.
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A conflict between North and South Korea. North Korea wanted to conquer South Korea and turn Korea communist.
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2 US destroyers claimed to be hit by Vietnamese forces.
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Competition between the US and the Soviet Union for dominance of space technology.
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The Berlin wall is a long wall surrounding West Berlin. It was created to prevent people from fleeing to the West from East Berlin.
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Invasion in Cuba that failed. Tried to stop Fidel Castro but it only strengthened his position.
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Soviets wanted to make a communist regime and took total complete political and military control
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People had enough of the wall and started protesting and trying to take it down.