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United Nations Formed
The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization aiming to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was a United States foreign policy established by President Harry S. Truman. It was intended to prevent the spread of Communism in the aftermath of World War II by providing U.S. support to countries thought to be targets of influence by the Soviet Union. -
Hollywood 10
A short documentary film. In the film, each member of the Hollywood Ten made a short speech denouncing McCarthyism and the Hollywood blacklisting. -
Marshall Plan
Designed to rehabilitate the economies of 17 western and southern European countries in order to create stable conditions in which democratic institutions could survive in the aftermath of World War II. -
Nato Formed
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. -
Korean War
The Communist North Korea invade the non-Communist South Korea to try and spread Communism then the US stepped in to aid South Korea and eventually reached an armistice with North Korea -
Space Race
The competition between the Soviet Union and the United States to see who has the best space flight capability -
Bay of Pigs
A CIA financed and trained group of Cuban refugees lands in Cuba and attempts to topple the communist government of Fidel Castro -
Berlin Wall Goes Up
The Berlin Wall was built by the German Democratic Republic during the Cold War to prevent its population from escaping Soviet-controlled East Berlin to West Berlin, which was controlled by the major Western Allies. -
US Official Enters Vietnam War
The U.S. entered the Vietnam War in an attempt to prevent the spread of communism, but foreign policy, economic interests, national fears, and geopolitical strategies also played major roles. -
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
The Soviets invaded Afghanistan in order to spread Communism where they were met with Afghan Mujahideen fighters which lead to the withdrawal of the Soviet Union from Afghanistan -
Berlin Wall Comes Down
As the Cold War began to end across Eastern Europe, the spokesman for East Berlin's Communist Party announced a change in his city's relations with the West