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The United Nations was a group of nations who's goal was to maintain security and safety throughout the world as well as develop good relationships between countries -
The Truman Doctrine was a policy in which the United States would provide assistance to any foreign nation under threat of communism economically, militaristic, or other. -
10 hollywood offical's refuse to answer questions regarding their possible communist actions in front of the House of Un-American Activities Committee -
The Marshall plan was a 4 year plan to help rebuild Europe after WW2 including rebuilding housing, providing markets for American goods in Europe, and allowing the creation of reliable trade partnerships -
NATO was an alliance between many different countries to provide added security against the Soviet Union - as well as to create a sense of peace globally and especially in Europe as it rebuilt from WW2 -
War between communist North Korea who was backed by the Soviet Union invades South Korea who receives help from the United States. Ended on july 27, 1953 -
The United States joins the war between North Vietnam and South Vietnam to prevent a communist takeover of Vietnam. -
The united states and the soviet union entered a "space race" a race against each other to be the dominating force in aerospace science and technology. The Soviet Union launched the Sputnik 1 which was the first manmade object to orbit the Earth, putting them ahead of the United States in the space race. -
An invasion of Cuba in hopes to overthrow Fidel Castro- failed due to poor preparation and bad execution, causing Fidel Castro to gain even more power in Cuba. -
Communist leaders of the German Republic set up a massive wall separating East and West Germany with concrete and barbed wire -
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan in an attempt to cease the civil war going on at its border in a hope to keep a socialist government with friendly relations on their border - All other nations harshly criticized the invasion and provided support to Afghanistan and the Insurgants fighting the soviets - this lead to ISIS taking control over Afghan after the Soviet forces withdrew -
East German Officials and military began dismantling the wall - and announced free travel between the East and West parts of Germany.