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United Nations Formation
The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization that aims to maintain international peace and security which was created after desiring peace from WWII and wanting to prevent future wars. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was a policy declaring the US would provide political, military, and economic aid to nations threatened by primarily communist forces. -
Hollywood 10
The Hollywood Ten were 10 communist writers, directors, and producers who were blacklisted from Hollywood because they did not cooperated with HUAC and were sentenced to jail time. On 11/24/1947 congress voted to hold the Hollywood Ten in contempt. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was a US initiative to provide funding to Western Europe to rebuild after the war. -
NATO Formation
NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization and was created by the US, Canada, Norway, Portugal, the UK, Italy, Iceland, Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. It was created because of the threat the Soviet Union posed. -
Korean War Starts
The Korean War began when North Korea invaded South Korea trying to force communism upon them. -
Korean War Ends
The Korean War ended with an agreement declaring peace but still staying separate. -
Sputnik/Space Race
Sputnik was the first artificial satellite launched into earth's orbit by the Soviet Union which initiated the Space Race. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs was a failed military landing in southwest Cuba to overthrow Fidel Castros' government. -
Berlin Wall Goes Up
The Berlin Wall was built by Eastern Germany to stop East German citizens from fleeing to Western Germany and to prevent "Western Fascists" from moving to Eastern Germany. -
US Enters Vietnam War
The US wanted to prevent the spread of communism and viewed Northern Vietnam's government as a threat of being corrupted by communist invaders. -
Soviet Union Invading Afghanistan
The Soviet Union sent thousands of troops and assumed complete military and political control of Kabul along with other large proportions of the country. -
Berlin Wall Comes Down
The Berlin wall was a barrier between western and eastern Germany but came down during the Peaceful Revolution after mistakenly announcing for it to come down immediately along with being pressured by East Germans protesting for the wall to come down.