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The UN was formed when Roosevelt wanted a means to prevent future wars. -
this was Truman's foreign policy mostly to prevent the spread of communism. -
The Hollywood 10 were 10 motion picture directors, producers, and screenwriters who were accused of communist influence and subversion. They were arrested and blacklisted from the film industry. -
This plan was a $12 billion dollar economic investment intended to rehabilitate the destroyed economies in Europe after WWII -
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization formed to provide security from Communist countries -
The Korean War was started when North Korea invaded South Korea. The Soviets and the Chinese had supported the communist North, while the Americans had supported the democratic South -
The space race was a competition between the USA and USSR to get the biggest feat in space. It was important because it showed the world who had the best scientists and technological innovations in rocket systems. -
To isolate the people within East Berlin the Soviets had constructed the wall to contain their territory. -
In March 1965 the first waves of Marines landed in Da Nang to aid the already station military advisors in South Vietnam -
the Bay of Pigs was a failed invasion by the CIA during the Kennedy administration that attempted to halt Fidel Castro's regime. -
The Soviets invaded Afghanistan in order to withhold a treaty with the pro-communist government but it led to a conflict with the Mujahideen who fought for sovereignty. -
After a massive protest in east Germany, MIkhail Gorbachev allowed for east Germans to travel freely and thus the wall came down.