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The Truman Doctrine
U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent their falling into the Soviet sphere. -
The Marshall Plan
American program to aid Europe. The United States gave support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism. -
Creation of NATO
The organization constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party. -
Korean War
War between South Korea and North Korea -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
It was a mutual defense treaty between eight communist states of Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War. -
Vietnam War
It was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti-communist countries. -
U-2 Spy Plane Shot Down
United States U-2 spy plane was shot down over the airspace of the Soviet Union. -
Bay of Pigs
Unsuccessful military invasion of Cuba. -
Belin Wall Goes Up
Completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
13-day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side, and the United States on the other. -
US Sends Man to Moon
Apollo 11. First man on moon -
USSR invades Afghanistan
Nine-year war fought by the Soviet Army and the Marxist-Leninist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the Afghan Mujahideen guerrilla movement and foreign "Arab–Afghan" volunteers. -
US invades Grenada
U.S. victory within a matter of weeks. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Wall comes down and puts Berlin back together as one entire city. -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
The independence of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union.
