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It was formed to maintain security and peace internationally. It was also formed to help nations cooperate on social, humanitarian, and economic problems.
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It was a policy created by then-president Harry S. Truman. It was formed to help democratic nations threatened by authoritarian forces by providing military, economic, and political support.
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The Hollywood 10 was a group of directors, screenwriters, musicians, and actors who were denied employment because of their political beliefs. In the 1947 hearings, the House Un-American Activities Commitee blacklisted the Hollywood 10 because its members refused to admit if they were communists or not.
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It was a program that was sponsored by the United States. It was made to rehabilitate the economies of seventeen European countries to create stable conditions in the aftermath of World War 2.
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NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Canada, the United States, and multiple nations in Western Europe created it. The purpose of this organization was to provide security against the Soviet Union.
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The North Korean Army invaded South Korea because of five years of growing tensions. The war ended on July 27, 1953.
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The Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. President Eisenhower deployed the Military Assistance Advisory Group to train South Vietnam's army.
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The Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik-1, the Earth's first artificial satellite. The United States and the Soviet Union started to compete in space exploration. It ended when the United States put the first human on the moon.
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It was an invasion by Cuban exiles that the United States supported. Its goal was to overthrow Fidel Castro's government, but it failed.
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It was a 155-kilometer-long wall that surrounded West Berlin. It was designed to stop people from escaping from East Berlin to the West.
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The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to support the communist government when it was conflicting with Muslim guerillas who were against communism. The invasion lasted until February 15, 1989.
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There was civil unrest in Germany. This caused the East German government to loosen some of its rules on travel to West Germany.