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An organization designed to create international peace among nations. Countries in the United Nations included the US, UK, Argentina, etc. -
A documentary where the producers, directors, and screenwriters were accused of being affiliated with communism. After they faced a trial, they were found guilty and blacklisted. -
The principle or belief that the United States should give support to nations threatened by Soviet forces or communists. -
Passed on this date, it was designed to rehabilitate the economies of seventeen western and southern European countries in order to create stable conditions where institutions could survive in the aftermath of World War II. -
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. An alliance between thirty countries from Europe and North America. Their goal is to protect the Allies by military and political means. -
The war began when North Korean troops pushed into South Korea. The US stepped in, fearing that communism would spread south.
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Between the Soviet Union and the United States, They each fought to go to space first to achieve superior space capabilities. The US feared that Sputnik was a satellite watching them, but it in fact did nothing. -
The invading force was defeated within three days by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces and the invaders surrendered on April 20.
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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. Particularly the doctors and scientists. -
This was another attempt from the US to prevent the spread of communism. The causes of the war included the spread of communism during the Cold War, American containment, and European imperialism in Vietnam. -
The goal was to uphold the Soviet-Afghan Friendship Treaty.
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This event took place five days after a half a million people gathered in East Berlin in a massive protest.