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The UN was established to maintain international peace, security and collaboration.
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A policy that said that the US would give aid to any country threatened by communism
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A group of 10 film industry members that refused to testify to an anti-communist committee
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The Marshall Plan, also known as the Recovery Act of 1948, stated that the US provide economic assistance, to restore, improve, modernize, and prevent the spread of communism to post-war Europe
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was established to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.
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The Korean War was a conflict between (North Korea) and (South Korea). North Korea wanted to conquer South Korea
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The U.S. and the Soviet Union wanted to launch the first artificial satellite into space. The Soviet Union developed and successfully launched Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite.
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It was a failed invasion of Cuba by the US to try and overthrow Fidel Castro's communist rule
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The Berlin was built to prevent its population from escaping Soviet controlled East-West Berlin
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The U.S. entered the Vietnam War because they were scared communism would spread due to Cold War tension so they decided to send aid before they officially entered.
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The Soviets invaded Afghanistan to try to prop up the communist government there.
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There were political changes in Eastern Europe and civil unrest in Germany pressure on the East German Gov to loosen some of its regulation