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The Truman Doctrine establishes that the US would provide help and aid to all democratic countries.
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The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin
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The US gave $13 billion to help European countries recover from WWII.
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(North Atlantic Treaty Organization) 12 countries agreed to come to aid one other if any of them were attacked.
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This was a war between North and South Korea. The US fought for South Korea and the Soviet Union as well as China fought for North Korea.
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A belief that if one country became communist, the surrounding countries would also become communist in domino effect
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A military alliance between the Soviet Union and many Eastern European countries
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A war between North Korea and South Korea, where the US was an allie to South Korea and the Soviet Union was an allie to North Korea.
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The Soviet Union launched a satellite to orbit the Earth called Sputnik.
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The first man in space was a Russian Soviet named Yuri Gagarin
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Exiles unsuccessfull attempted to attack and remove Fidel Castro from power.
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Alan Shepard
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Because thousands of German fled to the democratic West Berlin, the communists of East Germany built a wall around West Berlin.
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It was discovered that the Soviet Union and Cuba were in alliance and had missiles located in Cuba, which concerned the US.
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The Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight to land humans on the moon (Americans)
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A reformation of the Soviet Union's Communist Party's political policy
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The press and public could finally attend court hearings in the Russian Empire
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The East German government announced that all citizens could visit West Germany and West Berlin. Many people climbed over the wall in celebration.
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