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Harry S. Truman
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United Nations Founded
The UN, United Nations, was created to replace the League of Nations after WW2. -
Truman Doctrine Announced
The Truman Doctrine pledged to contain the spread of communism wherever it might be. -
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Red Scare/McCarthyism
The Second Red Scare was started by Senator Joseph McCarthy as a campaign tactic, but resulted in a era of paranoia and witch hunts. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan sent of 13 billion dollars (130 billion today) to help the recovery of European countries. -
NATO Founded
NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was created to standardize and organize military cooperation between essential European nations. -
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Korean War
The Korean War began when North Korea invaded South Korea, following this the U.S. entered as U.N. Peace Keepers to help end the war. -
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was the war between Communist North Vietnam and South Vietnam along with aid from the U.S.. -
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John F. Kennedy
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs invasion was the failed invasion of Cuba to oust Fidel Castro. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was when the U.S. found nuclear missiles on the Cuban island and "quarantined" Cuba. -
John F. Kennedy's Assassination
The assassination of president John F. Kennedy was one of the first televised assassination attempts and was perpetrated by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
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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
The Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe was when the Soviet Republics declared independence from the Soviet Union. -
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Collapse of the Soviet Union
The Collapse of the Soviet Union was when all the Soviet Republics separated and the Soviet Union dissolved resulting in the election of the Boris Yeltsin. -
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Persian Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War was the invasion of Iraq following the invasion of Kuwait. -
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William Clinton
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NAFTA Establishment
NAFTA, North American Free Trade Agreement, was created to eliminate trade barriers between Canada, The U.S., and Mexico. -
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George W. Bush
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September 11th Terrorist Attacks
The September 11th Terrorist Attacks resulted in the destruction of the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the loss of over 3000 lives. -
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War in Afghanistan
The War in Afghanistan was the war against Al-Qaeda following the September 11th Terrorist Attacks. -
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War in Iraq
The War in Iraq was the second U.S. led invasion of Iraq to dismantle the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein.
