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Harry Truman
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United Nations
The United Nations replaced the failed League of Nations and is a international peace-keeping organization. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine is seen by many as the unofficial declaration of war on the U.S.S.R. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was a plan that offered financial aid to European countries recovering from World War II. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a group of North American and European countries all joining together to preserve democracy and fight communism. -
McCarthyism
McCarthyism is named after Senator Joseph McCarthy and means to make very serious accusations without any evidence or proof. -
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The Red Scare
The Red Scare was a time of mass hysteria over the fear of communism fed by Senator Joseph McCarthy. -
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Korean War
Communist North Korea was trying to take over Democratic South Korea and the U.S. joined South Korea to help contain North Korea. -
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Dwight Eisenhower
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a long and costly fight against the communist North Vietnam to preserve the South Vietnam's freedom from communism. -
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John F. Kennedy
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs invasion was the U.S. governments attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro and free rebels in Cuba. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a conflict between the U.S. and Cuba and its protector the U.S.S.R. The Soviet Union supplied missiles to Cuba which caused major worrying in the U.S. due to its close location. -
Kennedy's Assassination
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald while the president visited Dallas, Texas. -
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Richard Nixon
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Ronald Reagan
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George H.W. Bush
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Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe
After the Soviet Union fell, countries began returning to their former forms of governments. -
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Persian Gulf War
Iraq had invaded and was occupying Kuwait for its rich oil, which was unsettling to the U.S. bringing the beginning of the Persian Gulf War. -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
With the falling of the Berlin Wall came a wave of democracy-yearning feelings that ultimately brought down the Soviet Union -
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William Clinton
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NAFTA
The North American Free Trade Agreement allowed for free trade between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. -
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George W. Bush
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September 11th Terrorist Attacks
The September 11th terrorist attacks were a series of attacks orchestrated by al- Qaeda. The attacks took down the twin towers, damaged the Pentagon. -
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War in Afghanistan
The War in Afghanistan was initiated after the September 11th attacks and was fought to bring down al-Qaeda. -
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War in Iraq
This conflict was between Iraq and Iran who used ballistic missile attacks, chemical weapons, and was initiated by the Dictator Siddam Hussein of Iraq
