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Roosevelt convinced the public that future wars could be prevented by creating an international organization. -
President Truman presented this address in front of congress to ask for 400 million dollars in military and economic assistance for Turkey and Greece. -
An American initiative to provide foreign aid to Western Europe. The United States transferred over 13 billion dollars in economic recovery programs to Western European economies after the end of WW2. -
NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance among 28 European countries and 2 North American countries. Established in the aftermath of WW2. -
The House Un-American Activities Committee was charged with investigation allegations of communist influence and subversion in the U.S. during the early years of the cold war. -
Was fought between North Korea and South Korea. North Korea invaded South Korea following clashes along the border and rebellions in South Korea. The causes were the spread of communism, American containment, and Japanese occupation of Korea during WW. -
The Space Race was a series of competitive technology demonstrations between The US and Soviet Union, aiming to show superiority in spaceflight. -
This was a failed attack launched by the CIA during the Kennedy administration to push Cuban leader Fidel Castro from power. -
The German Democratic government began to build a wall to stand in between East Berlin and the fascist West Berlin. -
The first American combat troops arrived at China Beach. There had already been limited US naval action, and the bombing of North Vietnam had commenced. -
The Soviet Union sent thousands of troops into Afghanistan and immediately assumed complete military and political control of Kabui and large portions of the country. -
The Berlin Wall was taken down. This symbolizes the start of the fall of communism in Eastern and central Europe.