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Harry Truman
33rd President of The United States -
United Nations
The United Nations was an organization that maintained international order and also replaced The League of Nations. -
Truman Doctrine
American foreign policy that was created to counter the expansion of Soviet Ideals. -
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Red Scare
Widespread fear of the potential rise of Communism. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was issued by George C. Marshall, it was known as the European Recovery Program that provided over $13 billion dollars to help Europe recover from the war. -
NATO
Organization created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and many western european countries to provide security against the Soviet Union. -
McCarthyism
Practice of making accusations of treason without any evidence. -
The Korean War
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The Korean War
The Korean War began with North Korea invading South Korea. The United Nations came to the aid of South Korea and the Soviets came to the aid of North Korea. -
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Dwight Eisenhower
34th President of The United States -
The Vietnam War
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The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The north was supported by communist countries and the south was supported by anti-communist allies (i.e. United States, South Korea, Australia, etc.). -
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John F. Kennedy
35th President of The United States. -
"Bay of Pigs" Invasion
An invasion planned out by President Kennedy and the CIA to send in an army of Cuban exiles. The invasion was a complete failure. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States. It concerned the American missile that had been placed in Turkey which subsequently the deployment of the Soviets putting one in Cuba. It is considered the closest combat in the Cold War. -
Kennedy's assassination
35th President John Kennedy was shot while riding in a motorcade in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. -
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Lyndon B. Johnson
36th President of The Unites States. -
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Richard Nixon
37th President of The United States. -
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Ronald Reagan
40th President of The United States -
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George H.W. Bush
41st President of The United States and 43rd Vice President for Ronald Reagan. -
Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe
Germans brought down the most visible symbol of division at the heart of Europe, The Berlin Wall -
Persian Gulf War
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Persian Gulf War
Also known as Operation Desert Storm, George H.W. Bush deployed U.S forces into Saudi Arabia. -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
The Soviet hammer and flag lowered for the last time. Earlier in the day, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned his post as president of Soviet Union, leaving Boris Yelton as President of newly independent Russia. -
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William Clinton
42nd President of The United States, also the husband of Billary Clinton. -
NAFTA
Agreement between U.S, Canada, and Mexico that was designed to remove tariff barriers between the 3 countries. -
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George W. Bush
43rd President of The United States. -
War in Afghanistan
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War in Afghanistan
Invasion of Afghanistan to exterminate al-Qaeda and remove the Taliban from Power. -
War in Iraq
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War in Iraq
Operation to topple the government of Saddam Hussein. -
September 11th Terrorist Attacks
4 Planes Hijacked by terrorist groups, 2 crashing into the Twin Towers, 1 crashing into Pentagon, and 1 crashing in a field in Pennsylvania -
Kennedy's assassination
