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Truman Doctrine
Gave economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey -
Marshall Plan (ERP)
European recovery plan, gave 16 countries aid. $13 billion to rebuild western Europe. -
Cold War
Ended in 1991 -
Berlin Airlift
U.S. airlifted food and supplies to the city and it lasted 11 months. -
N.A.T.O.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. -
38th Parallel
Line that divided North and South Korea after the war. -
Korean War
Ended at the 38th parallel in 1953. -
S.E.A.T.O.
This alliance formed to protect South East Asia -
Warsaw Pact
Soviet Union and it's satellite nations formed this in response to the formation of NATO. -
Ho Chi Minh
Communist leader of North Vietnamese Army. -
Ho Chi Minh
Communist leader of North Vietnam. -
Space Race
Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957. -
Eisenhower Doctrine
Like Truman Doctrine but for the Middle East. Offered economic and military support if communism threatened the Middle East. -
Francis Gary Powers shot down
Shot down in his U-2 spy plane over U.S.S.R. -
ARVN
South Vietnamese Army. -
Berlin Wall
Soviets begin constructing Berlin Wall -
Agent Orange
Toxic chemical that U.S. used during the Vietnam War. -
John F. Kennedy Assassinated
President Kennedy is assassinated while in Dallas. -
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S. "attacked" the Gulf of Tonkin which initiated the Vietnam War, but it may have been a hoax. -
My Lai Massacre
U.S. troops bombed a village in northern South Vietnam. -
My Lai Massacre
Mass murder of unarmed Vietnamese women and children by U.S. troops. -
Draft Lottery
U.S. had a draft, a bunch of young men's names drawn to be a part of Vietnam war -
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games served as a battlefield during the Cold War. -
Soviet Union Collapses
