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This was a pledge to provide economic and military aid to oppose the spread of communism
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In 1955, the Soviet Union and the communist nations of Eastern Europe formed their own alliance
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American officials had believed the Bay of Pigs Invasions would start a massive Cuban uprising against Castro
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A confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the instillation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba
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As the cold war began to thaw across Eastern Europe, the spokesman for East Berlins communist party announced a change in his city's relation with the West
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This was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia
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After negotiations failed to convince Iraq to leave Kuwait, the United States led a multinational force into battle.
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A system of networks that connects computers around the world. The development of internet technology seemed to create tremendous opportunities for commerce
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After the terrorist attack on September 11,2001, the Bush administration declared a world wide "war on terror" involving open and covert military operations, new security legislation, efforts to block the financing of terrorism and more
