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The Truman Doctrine is created.
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The Marshall Plan is created for the economic relief of Western Europe.
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The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance is founded.
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The Korean Conflict begins.
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Korea starts to recover from the Korean Conflict.
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The Vietnam War begins.
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The European Economic Community is created.
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion begins.
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The events of the standoff between Cuba and the U.S. known as the Cuban Missile Crisis begins.
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The Soviet war in Afghanistan begins.