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United Nations formed
An organization designed to create international peace among nations. Countries in the United Nations included the US, UK, Argentina, etc. -
Hollywood 10
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. -
Truman Doctrine
The principle or belief that the United States should give support to nations threatened by Soviet forces or communists. -
Marshall Plan
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. -
NATO formed
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. -
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Korean War
The war began when North Korean troops pushed into South Korea. The US stepped in, fearing that communism would spread south. -
Space Race/ Sputnik
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. -
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Bay of Pigs
The invading force was defeated within three days by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces and the invaders surrendered on April 20. -
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. Particularly the doctors and scientists. -
US enters Vietnam War
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. -
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Soviets invade Afghanistan
The goal was to uphold the Soviet-Afghan Friendship Treaty. -
Berlin Wall Falls
This event took place five days after a half a million people gathered in East Berlin in a massive protest.