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An international organization formed after World War II formed to keep peace and security internationally. They promoted human rights, better living standards, and social progress.
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President Truman established this so that the United States would give political, economical, and military support to all democratic nations if they are threatened. It was created to stop the spread of communism to the smaller and weaker European countries.
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Hollywood 10 was a group of directors and film producers that were accused of being communists because they never denied it when being called out for it.
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George Marshall proposed a plan to provide economic help to postwar Europe, this would convince those countries to not join communism.
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Nato was formed to keep and secure peace in Europe, it was created so all of the citizens would be able to keep their freedom and to protect themselves against the Soviet Union.
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The Korean War started because North Korea invaded South Korea. It lasted three years and killed more than 36,000 U.S. soldiers.
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The Space Race was when the United States and the Soviet Union had a competition on who could create better spaceflight faster.
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The Bay of Pigs was a failed military landing on the coast of Cuba, it was aimed to overthrow the communist government.
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The Berlin Wall was built in order to keep people from exiting East Berlin, it separated the democratic parties from the communist.
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The reason why the United States joined the Vietnam war is that the U.S. was scared that communism would spread through South Vietnam and into the rest of Asia.
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The Soviet-Afghan war started because the Soviets invaded Afghanistan to try to convert their government to communism.
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The Berlin Wall came down during a wave of revolutions that left the communist government on the brink of collapse, it helped create a new world.