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Loyalty Investigations
This investigation was used to dig up the communist who had infiltrated our nation -
Truman Doctrine
Speech that says that the U.S. will support Greece and Turkey so that they will not fall against Communism -
National Security Act
Created multiple new agencies such as the CIA and the Department of Defense -
Marshall Plan
The plan to give monetary support to European countries after WW II -
Berlin Airlift
During the Berlin Blockade military cargo planes airlifted supplies to West Berlin to help the citizens -
Korean War
Started when North Korea invaded South Korea and U.N. forces supported the South Korean government. -
Vietnam War
The War in Vietnam Begins due to the spread of communism -
Eisenhower Doctrine
This allowed for countries to ask for financial and military aid in case another country is being aggressive towards them -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Invasion of Cuba to get the Russian Nuclear Missiles out -
Berlin Wall
West Berlin is closed off from the rest of the world due to the Berlin Wall which was built in one night -
End of the Vietnam War
The war in Vietnam finally ends -
War in Cambodia
President Nixon moves the war into Cambodia -
Camp David Accords
Presidents invites Egyptian president and Israel Prime minister to peace talks -
SALT II
Limited power of nuclear arsenals between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
