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A international organization made up of a sovereign nations created after WWII. To provide peace and security across nations. -
A policy which stated that the US would give aid to any country that was threatened by communism. -
A plan that the US created to revive war-torn economies of Europe. This plan offered $13 billion in aid to western and Southern Europe. -
A treaty organization NATO was formed because Western European countries and the US were worried about potential attacks. -
Part of the film industry and were sentenced to 6-12 months in prison. -
This was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea, lasting from 1950-1953, in which the United States along with other UN countries, fought on the side of the South Koreans while China fought on the side of the North Koreans.
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The first manmade object in space. It was used to broadcast radio signals to the Soviet Union. -
CIA operation to overthrow Fidel Castro by landing 1200 disgruntled Cuban exiles in the Bay of Pigs. Fails miserably and is a huge embarrassment for Kennedy, who then vows to bring down Castro. Forces Cuba ever further into the arms of the USSR.
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The Berlin wall was built to keep people from fleeing from the East. Many people were killed trying to escape. -
The US entered war with Vietnam because they wanted to prevent the spread of communism. -
A war that would last up to 9 years. The soviets wanted to expand their influence with the spread of communism and to protect their interests in Afghanistan
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After 28 years the Berlin wall was torn down.