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Representatives of 26 nations which pledged their governments to continue fighting against axis powers. -
The truman doctrine was a United States foreign policy which was established by Harry S. Truman. It made it so that the United States would provide political, military, and economic assistance to all democratic nations that were under the threat from external/internal authoritarian forces. -
The Marshall Plan (also known as the European recovery program) helped Europe by providing aid to them after WWII. It provided $15 million dollars to help finance rebuilding efforts, and it was very successful. European countries experienced a rise in their gross national products. -
The NATO is a security alliance of 30 different countries from both North America and Europe. The purpose of NATO is to safeguard allies freedom and security by political and military means. -
The "Hollywood ten" was a group of 10 motion picture producers, screenwriters, and directors who appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee (AAC) in October 1947. They all refused to answer questions regarding their possible communist affiliations and after, spent some time in prison. Once they were put in jail, their careers were soon ended. -
This war was fought between North and South Korea -
This was the start of the space age which led to the start of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The United States won the space race which made it more intensified. -
The Bay of PIgs was an invasion of Cuba. This was a failed attack which was launched by the CIA as a way to try and push the leader "Fidel Castro" out of power.This was a failure because many of the Cubans didn't agree with his revolution. -
The purpose of the Berlin wall was to separate West Berlin from East Berlin.This wall was built to prevent the people from escaping to West Berlin. This wall was also a symbol of the iron curtain which separated democratic countries from communist countries of eastern Europe. -
March 1965: President Johnson launches a three-year campaign of sustained bombing of targets in North Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Operation Rolling Thunder. The same month, U.S. Marines land on beaches near Da Nang, South Vietnam as the first American combat troops to enter Vietnam.Feb 26, 2020. -
Two countries--Russia and Afghanistan--signed a treaty where they both agreed to provide economic and military assistance. Later the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan under the pretext that they would hold the Soviet-Afghan friendship treaty. -
On the day of the destruction (November 9th, 1941) there was a mass protest including half a million people. Eventually, the crowds of people caused the wall to fall. After this, people started to lose confidence in communism and Berlin was united again since 1945.