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The United Nations was created to prevent future conflicts and maintain international peace and security. -
The Truman Doctrine was a U.S forgein policy to counter Soviet expansion. It pledged American support for nations that were threatened by Soviet communism. -
Ten screenwriters and directors who were blacklisted in Hollywood during the McCarthy era for refusing to cooperate with HUAC investigations into alleged communist spying on the film industry. -
The Berlin Wall was built to prevent Germans from the East fleeing to the West. -
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance between several North American and European countries. It was created mainly to counter the threat of Soviet expansion. -
Officially known as the European Recovery Program (ERP). It was a U.S initiative providing economic assistance to rebuild Western European economies. -
The Korean War was a conflict over the division of Korea into two. Millions died, and Korea remains divided today. -
The Space Race was a competition between the US and the Soviet Union to achieve higher spaceflight capabilities.
Sputnik 1 was a simple Soviet satellite and was the first object to orbit Earth. Its launch surprised the US, showing Soviet advances and starting the "Sputnik crisis". -
"Bay of Pigs" was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by a US-sponsored military-like group. it aimed to overthrow the communist government of Fidel Castro. -
The U.S joined the Vietnam War mainly to prevent the spread of communism. -
The Soviets invaded Afghanistan to prevent a Western-backed Islamic government from taking power. -
The Berlin Wall came down because of a simple miscommunication about border crossing rules. People began to flood the wall,s and there weren't enough guards to stop them.