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When the UN was first formed there were 51 nations involved... big countries involved consist of the United State, United Kingdom, China, Russia, and France... It was created to maintain international peace and security. https://research.un.org/en/unmembers/founders -
Hollywood 10 was a group of ten Americans who were investigated for possible communist beliefs and potential threats. These ten Americans refused to answer questions on the subject as they believed it went against their first amendment right. -
The Truman Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy that the U.S. should give support to countries who are threatened by the Soviet Union it was also made by Harry Truman who was President at the time. The Soviet Union saw this as a declaration of the Cold War. -
The Marshall Plan was also known as the European recovery plan. It was made for the Western Europe to be supported by the U.S. following devastation of WW2 -
NATO also known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created by the US, Canada, United Kingdom and several other countries... it was made in order to provide security against the Soviet Union -
The Korean War lasted 3 years 1950-1953. This war was known as a "Proxy War' for the Cold War. On the South Korean side was the US, UK, and the united nations. On the North Korean side was the Soviet union and China -
The Space Race was a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. This competition was in order to achieve superior space technology and achievements. It lasted from 1995 - July 17, 1975... it technically ended once the United States landed on the moon. -
The bay of pigs invasion was a failed invasion made by Cuban Exiles with about 1,500 people who opposed Fidel Castro. Only lasted 3 days -
On August 13th, 1961, the berlin wall was put up dividing Germany in two. It was made to prevent its population from escaping Soviet-controlled East Berlin to West Berlin -
The reason the U.S. joined the War against Vietnam in order to prevent the spread of communism. The U.S. lasted until 1973 when they signed a peace treaty with North and South Vietnam, and the vietcong. -
The Soviet-Afghan War. Smaller Armies in Afghanistan fought against the Soviet union in a guerilla type fashion for nine years. The reason they invaded in order of upholding the Soviet-Afghan Friendship Treaty was because of internal conflict in Afghanistan. -
The Berlin Wall fell after half a million people gathered in East Berlin in a massive protest. After this protest East Berlin officially made political changes and the government loosened some of their rules resulting in the wall being taken down.