Cold War

  • United Nations

    United Nations

    Was created to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relationships with other nations, and better living standards and human rights
  • Hollywood 10

    Hollywood 10

    10 motion-picture producers, directors, and screenwriters who appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    Signed by Truman to give economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey so they could fight off communists threats
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    This gave Western Europe $12 billion to help them rebuild their countries so that way communists revolutions did not start
  • NATO Formed

    NATO Formed

    NATO or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance to safeguard the countries freedom that reside within the alliance
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    Korean War

    The war in Korea for the North and South sides
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    Space Race/Sputnik

    The race to get a spaceship into space before the Soviets
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    Bay of Pigs

    At the height of the war there was a failed invasion of Cuba and the failure determined and changed between international relations
  • Berlin Wall Goes Up

    Berlin Wall Goes Up

    The Berlin Wall went up to keep the citizens in Berlin that were on the Soviet side in
  • US Officially Enters Vietnam

    US Officially Enters Vietnam

    Soviets and China were the model for a communist country that Vietnam wanted and that created conflict
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    Soviets Invade Afghanistan

    The pretext was that the invasion was mainly to uphold the friendship between the Soviets and Afghanistan
  • Berlin Wall Comes Down

    Berlin Wall Comes Down

    The Berlin Wall came down due to protests about dividing the East and West side of Germany