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United nations formed
intergovernmental organization to maintain international peace and develop relations among nations. This is the worlds largest international organization -
Hollywood Ten
A group of 10 Americans that were part of the American film industry were investigated for possible communist beliefs and threats and sentenced to a year in prison. -
Truman Doctrine
The US provides support to countries and people threatened by soviet force. Truman sought aid for Greece and turkey. Communists saw it as an open declaration of the cold war. -
Marshall Plan
US program to provide aid to western Europe after WWII. The plan provided over $15 billion to help finance rebuilding efforts -
NATO Formed
US, Canada, Western Europe nations created NATO to provide security against the Soviet Union -
Korean War
North and South Korea had a conflict. The US and the UN fought for South Korea while China fought for North Korea. This was caused because North Korea, China, and the Soviet Union all believed the Korean Peninsula should be a communist area. North Korean troops marched into South Korea to set off the war. -
Space Race/Spuntnik
Competition between the Soviet Union and the United States for supremacy. This rivalry between the 2 nations was to see who could explore space first, America won, landing on the moon in 1969. -
Bay of Pigs
The failed attack began by the CIA in Cuba. This happened because they wanted to overthrow Fidel Castro which ended in disaster and JFK took all responsibility. -
Berlin Wall goes up
The wall was built by german soviets to divide berlin into eastern and western parts to prevent population from escaping. soviet controlled east berlin. -
US Officials Enter Vietnam War
This happened because the United States wanted to prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia. -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
This happened when the Soviet-Afghan friendship treaty was upheld, they wanted to prop up the communist government in Afghanistan and this ended negation between the two powers. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The cold war spread across Europe and divided East and West Berlin by a wall. It was brought down by protests and east berlin communist citizens of the GDR were free to cross the border.