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Truman doctrines-1947
president Truman's policy to provide economic and treaty aid to countries threatened b communise. -
hollywood ten 1947
group of field industry professionals who were blacklisted during the McCarthy era for alleged communist -
Marshall plan-1948
USA aided programs to help rebuild war-torn Europe after the WW2 -
Berline Blockade-1948 -1949
the soviet union blockade of West Berline led to the Berline airlift by the U.S and its allies -
NATO formed-1949
North Atlantic Treaty Irganizationsm a military alliance between North American and European countries for collective defense -
Koreans war 1950-1953
conflict between North Korea supported by China and the soviet union and South Korea supported by the U.S. and its allies -
Space race/sputnik
soviet unions launched the first artificial satellite, sputnik, sparking competition with the U.S. in space explorations -
bay of pigs 1961
failed U,S backed invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro's regime -
berlin wall gose up 1961
East Germany construction of a wall to prevent East Germans from fleeing to West Germany -
U.S. Official enters Vietnam War 1965
U.S. begins sending combat troops to Vietnam to support South Vietnam in its fight against communist North Vietnam -
Soviets invade Afghanistan 1979
soviets invade Afghanistan soviets union military intervention in Afghanistan to support the communist government -
berlin wall comes down
peaceful protest leads to the fall of the Berline Wall marking the end of the Cold War