History

  • United Nations is formed

    United Nations is formed

    51 countries decide to create an international organization across the world to maintain peace and security across the globe, and justifying social order and worldly issues.
  • Hollywood Ten

    Hollywood Ten

    Ten movie producers, directors, and more were accused of having communist affiliation and being influenced under communist culture. They refused to answer any questions, and were sentenced a year in jail.
  • THe Marshall Plan

    THe Marshall Plan

    Due to the devastation of many European countries, the United States wanted to give a relief plan to prevent any more communist expansions. THey gave $12 Billion to aid West Europe.
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    Due to the large amount of distrust the US and Soviet Union had for each other, President Truman enacted his doctrine, a program to encourage nations to resist communist expansion.
  • NATO was formed

    NATO was formed

    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed to provide extra security from the pursuing Soviet Union, a military alliance created to protect each other in times of need.
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    A war between North and South Korea. There was a lot of tension at the time, including communist spread, and Korea being contained by the US. It was mostly North Korea receiving help from the Soviets to spread communism.
  • The Bay of the Pigs

    The Bay of the Pigs

    A Failed Attempt by the US to move communist leader Fidel Castro from power and put a halt to communistic spread. It also was an attempt to prevent the Soviets from getting more supplies.
  • Berlin Wall is Built

    Berlin Wall is Built

    The German Republic built the Berlin wall to prevent German citizens from escaping from the cruel Soviet government, ruling over East and West Berlin
  • U.S enters Vietnam War

    U.S enters Vietnam War

    U.S wanted to finally put an end to the spread of communism, so they decided participation in the Vietnam War. President Johnson pledges to send US combat to Korea
  • Space Race

    Space Race

    A competition with the Soviet Union and the US to see who had the most skill with space. It was a demonstration to see who had the most advanced technology, and economy. America took the Victory with Sputnik launch in 1969
  • Soviet Union invades Afghanistan

    Soviet Union invades Afghanistan

    The Soviets had a hunger to expand, so they decided to get easy pickings from Afghanistan to expand their country.
  • Berlin Wall is Torn Down

    Berlin Wall is Torn Down

    People were gathering in such large protests that they tore down the wall, and a new German leader had a new policy that required the wall to be torn down.