-
United nations formed
The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization, The main goal for them was to maintain international peace and to develop friendly relationships with nations. Wanted to help after WWll. -
Truman Doctrine
Truman first announced this idea during a speech. Truman was requesting aid to Turkey and Greece, Communists took this as a direct declaration of war -
Marshall Plan
Also known as the European recovery plan, it was a ran by the United States in which we gave 13 billion dollars in economic recovery programs at the end of WWll. -
Nato Formed
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance. Implements the North Atlantic treaty. Established in the aftermath of WWll with 28 European countries and 2 North American countries. -
Hollywood 10
They were sentenced to one year in jail. The 10 men refused to answer questions posed by HUAC as to if they supported the communist party. -
Korean War
It was fought between North Korea and South Korea. It started when North Korea invaded South Korea and sparked the war which lasted 3 years long. The U.S. fought alongside South Korea but we lost in the end. -
The Space Race
20th-century competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to gain superior spaceflight capabilities. Started with the nuclear arms race. -
Bay of Pigs
This was a failed landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba. They were immediately showered with gunfire. We were trying to push Fidel Castro from power in Cuba. -
Berlin wall goes up
The wall was put up to isolate post-war allied sectors from East Berlin. They didn't want citizens to escape. -
U.S. Officially Enters Vietnam War
The U.S. joined the war to try and prevent the spread of communism. -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
The Soviet Union sent thousands of troops into Afghanistan and immediately assumed military and political control of large portions of the country. It was a 9 year long guerilla war. -
The Berlin Wall Goes Down
Half a million people gathered in Berlin in a mass protest. 5 days after the start of the protest the wall crumbled. This made travel much easier for East Germans.