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Red Scare
The promotion of the state of fear of a potential rise of communism. This event happened multiple times in America, first after WWI. The second time was immediately after WWII. -
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Harry Truman Presidency
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United Nations
The United Nations is a global peacekeeping force established after WWII to prevent an outbreak of another global conflict. It consists of 2 main councils, The General Assembly and Security Council, as well as other smaller branches. -
McCarthyism
The practice of making accusations of treason towards political rivals in order to grow ones own power. Created and practiced by senator Joseph McCarthy during the red scare. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was an event where the US government lent out money to western European countries to help rebuild their economies after WWII and stop them from falling to communism. In total the US would lend out around $13 billion. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was an American policy dedicated to stopping soviet geopolitical expansion during the cold war -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. An international military alliance formed in the early years of the cold war to protect against threat of war with the USSR -
The Korean War
An event where communist north korea attempted to invade south korea, but UN troops were deployed to stop their advance and return the taken land to south korea. Eventually ended in a stalemate and countries were divided at same point as before the war. -
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Dwight Eisenhower Presidency
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The Vietnam War
A conflict in vietnam when communist north korea invaded south vietnam that lasted multiple presidencies that raised much controversy at home over the US' involvement in. Eventually ended when the US pulled out of vietnam and the country fell to communism. -
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John F. Kennedy Presidency
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Bay of Pigs invasion
A failed covert invasion by the US to overthrow the communist government of cuba with cia trained cuban refugees. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
a 13-day conflict between the US and the USSR concerning american missiles in Italy and Turkey against soviet missile deployment in communist cuba. -
Kennedy's assassination
While riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas, President John F. Kennedy was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald. Before the police could properly figure out why Oswald had shot the president he too was killed by Jack Ruby. -
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Richard Nixon Presidency
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Ronald Reagan Presidency
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George H.W. Bush Presidency
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Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe
A series of revolutions in eastern european countries, starting in poland in 1989, where the people overthrew their communist governments. Later when the soviet union dissolved 14 states in east europe would gain their independence. -
Persian Gulf War
A war fought by 35 coalition nations led by the US in response to Iraqs invasion of kuwait. Also known as Operation Desert Shield -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union collapsed in december of 1991, following the passage of declaration 142-H following the secession of all of the soviet republics from the union. This declaration granted all of the soviet republics their official independence and created the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) -
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Bill Clinton Presidency
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NAFTA
A trade agreement between America, Canada and Mexico to create a trilateral trade bloc. Signed in 1994 by president Bill Clinton -
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George W. Bush Presidency
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September 11th Terrorist Attacks
An attack where terrorists from Al-Qaeda hijacked planes and flew them into the World Trade center and Pentagon. In response to these attacks president George W. Bush to pass the patriot act and begin the war on terror. -
War in Afghanistan
A war resulting from the US invasion of afghanistan. The goal of the war was to dismantle al-qaeda, the group responsible for the september 11 attacks, and then deny it a safe base of operations by overthrowing the taliban government. -
War in Iraq
A war fought by the US that spanned most of the first decade of the 21st century that began with the US invasion of iraq with the goal of overthrowing the government of saddam hussein.
