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United Nations formed
An intergovernmental organization aiming to maintain international peace and security and develop friendly relations among nations. -
Hollywood 10
10 motion-picture producers, directors and screenwriters appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee. They refused to anser questions regarding their possible communist affiliations. -
Truman Doctrine
United States foreign policy established by Harry S. Truman in 1947. Intended to prevent spread of Communism in the aftermath of World War II. Provided U.S. support to countries thought to be targets of influence by Soviet Union. -
Marshall Plan
American initiative enacted in 1948 to provide foreign aid to Western Europe -
NATO formed
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Is an intergovernmental military alliance among 28 European countries and 2 North American Countries. -
Korean War
The War was fought between North Korea and South Korea from 1950 to 1953. The war began when North Korea invaded South Korea following clashed along the border and rebellions in South Korea. -
Sputnik
The USSR launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth. -
Bay of Pigs
The invasion was a failed landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961 by CUban exiles who opposed Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution. -
Berlin Wall
East Germany built a barrier to close off East Germans' access to West Berlin. It is a guarded concrete barrier that divided Berlin. -
U.S. Officially enters Vietnam War
The U.S. entered the Vietnam War in an attempt to prevent the spread of communism. -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
The Soviets calculated that by invading Afghanistan,, they could safeguard their border and stabilize the deteriorating domestic situation in the country. -
Berlin Wall comes down
President Ronald Reagan challenged Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall a symbol of the repressive Communist era in a divided Germany. Starting at midnight that day, he said citizens of GDR were free to cross the country's borders.