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HUAC
The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was created to investigate disloyalty activities on the part of private citizens, public employees, and those organizations suspected of having Communist ties. -
Containment
United States policy to prevent the spread of communism.security and influence abroad, and prevent a "domino effect". A component of the Cold War, this policy was a response to a series of moves by the Soviet Union to expand communist -
Truman Doctrine
Help other Turkey and Greece by sending them aid, 400 million dollars worth of food and other things was send. -
Marshall Plan
Was a plan addresed by George C. Marshall to help devastated nations in Europe. This helped with containment of Communism. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was a time when the American and British air forces supplied the city of West Berlin with everything it needed to survive, by plane.
The reason it happened is that the Russians had cut off access from the Allied zones of occupation in West Germany to West Berlin, So the Allies had to either surrender West Berlin or they had to supply it by air. -
Nato
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty. It was practically and alliance that if anyone was to attack any country within the organization they would be backed up with all of the countries in the NATO. -
McCarthyism
Is a committee to investigate Americans who were suspected of Communist activities, was created by senator Joseph McCarthy. -
Korean War
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Space Race
While the Sputnik launch was a single event, it marked the start of the space race between the Soviet Union and U.S.
It was a race to see who was able to reach space the fastes.
