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After the end of WW2 over 50 countries seeking to contain global peace and friendly international relations with one another created an organization called "untied nations" dedicated to providing these quotas. -
A group of ten movie writers/producers were being investigated by the HUAC about their possible relations to influential communism. They were imprisoned for possibly lying to Congress. -
Harry S Truman proposed this document to protect Greece and Turkey from communist forces. This positively resulted in a 400 million dollar support fund from Congress. -
After WW2 Europe's economy was in shambles and in need of immediate aid. In response, the Marshall Plan was proposed to help Western Europe by providing over 15 billion in funds. -
This transatlantic alliance was formed after WW2 to protect alliances/ relations between European and North American countries it's main focus is to deter Russian advancements. -
The battle between what is North and South Korea was an attempt of the North trying to reunify the two countries under its communist rule. -
The creeping fear of Russian communism was woven into the fabric of Americans' everyday life, McCarthyism, Political terrorization, and the Space Race. As Russia was the first to launch a satellite into outer space America's worry worsened Space was the next step in technological advances in America's eyes. But as a rebuttal, America managed to send s man into space essentially "winning" the race. -
In an attempt to overthrow Cuban leader Fidel Castro, the CIA was going to invade. Unfortunately, the invasion failed due to poor execution and planning. -
The wall was put in to stop the flow of eastern refugees to the west and also stopped the feud of Berlin. -
Johnson seeks approval to join the Vietnam War when approved US marines landed in Danang. -
In order to keep support from Afghanistan government against the guerrilla Muslims, the soviet union invaded and shortly after the government in Afghanistan was overthrown receiving little support from the citizens but they created ties with the soviet. -
After nearly 30 years a European spokesman announced citizens could freely go from the West to the East.