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an intergovernmental organization that aims to maintain international peace and security as well as achieving international cooperation.
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an american foreign policy that had a goal of containing the expansion of the soviet union during the cold war.
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after the end of world war 2 the united states gave $13 billion in economic recovery programs to western european economies.
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nato is the north atlantic treaty alliance that consists of 28 european countries and 2 north american countries and was established after world war 2 to provide security to one another against the soviet union.
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a short american documentary film directed by john berry. each member of the hollywood 10 had a short speech denouncing hollywood blacklisting and mccarthyism.
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a conflict between north korea and south korea where at least 2.5 million people lost their lives. north korea had tried to invade south korea.
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sputnik was the world's first satellite that was launched by the soviet union which started the space race which was a race to show superiority in spaceflilght.
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an failed invasion in cuba by 1,500 cubans that were exiled who opposed fidel castros cuban revolution.
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a barrier that surrounded west berlin and prevented the access to east berlin as well as adjacent areas of east germany.
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the united states had officially joined the vietnam war in effort to stop the spread of communism.
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soviets invaded afghanistan with the excuse that they were upholding the soviet-afghan friendship treaty.
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the spokesman for east berlin's communist carty announced a change in his city's relations with the west that starting at midnight citizens were free to cross the country's borders.