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United Nations formed
Roosevelt thought that creating an international organization would help prevent us from getting into future wars. The first to join were the US, UK, Soviet Union, Republic of China and France. The UN main goals were to create international peace, security and to have friendly relations across the nations. -
The United Nations
Roosevelt thought that being apart of the United Nations would be the best way to avoid further wars. Some of the nations that joined were, The republic of China, France, UK, Soviet Union and the US. The main goals of the UN were to maintain international peace and security. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctorine was a policy that stated the US would aid any country threatend by communism. This was created because Truman said that we could no longer stand by the forced expansion of Soviet totalitarianism. -
Hollywood 10
10 motion-picture producers, directors, and screenwriters who appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee in October 1947, refused to answer questions regarding their possible communist affiliations, and, after spending time in prison for contempt of Congress, were mostly blacklisted by the Hollywood studios. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was an American initiative enacted in 1948 to provide foreign aid to Western Europe. This aid provided much needed capital and materials that enabled Europeans to rebuild the continent's economy. -
NATO formed
NATO was formed to create collective security against the soviet union.The thought process for NATO was if one NATO ally is attacked all NATO allies are attacked. -
Korean War
The Korean War was fought between North and South Korea. The US as well as other countries joined because we were highly against communism. and North Korea was using their communism. -
Space Race
It was a competition between the two cold war rivals, US and the Soviet Union to see who could have more success in space. -
Bay Of Pigs
abortive invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs to Cubans, on the southwestern coast by some 1,500 Cuban exiles opposed to Fidel Castro. The invasion was financed and directed by the U.S. government. -
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. -
US Officially enters vietnam war
The U.S. entered the Vietnam War in an attempt to prevent the spread of communism. -
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
The soviets and Afghanistan had had previous conflict which led to the soviets invading Afghanistan. The Soviets went into Afghanustan causing an enormous amount of casualties. -
Berlin Wall Comes Down
political changes in Eastern Europe and civil unrest in Germany put pressure on the East German government to loosen some of its regulations on travel to West Germany.