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An organization made that internationally organizes planning among nations to promote peace and create justice worldwide. -
This is the name given to ten individuals that were part of the film industry who refused to testify at a hearing for anti-communism in the Red Scare time period. They were consequently sentenced to one year in jail. -
This plan was put in place by the United States to transfer foreign aid to Western Europe through economic recovery programs. -
A military alliance between Western European nations, Canada, and the United States to create security against the Soviets. -
A war was fought between North and South Korea that the US got involved in to help support the Republic of Korea against communism. This war is often called the "Forgotten War" as it is overshadowed by other major historical events. -
Sputnik-1 was the United States' first artificial satellite and was a significant time in history because the US accomplished the first successful launch. This was a key point in the Space Race as the superpowers "raced" to achieve dominance in scientific space advancements. -
The Truman Doctrine was created by President Harry Truman as a foreign policy to prevent the spread of communism. The Truman Doctrine agreed to provide aid to democratic countries under the threat of the expansion of communism. It was a form of economic activism. -
The Bay of Pigs was an invasion on the southwestern coast of Cuba as an attempt to overthrow the communist forces and leadership. The Bay of Pigs invasion by Americans failed from poor planning and execution by the CIA. -
The Berlin Wall divided the city into two contrasted ideological zones with East Berlin as communist. This wall was built overnight by East German soldiers to keep East Berlin citizens trapped and prevent them from escaping to West Berlin. Around 100 people died trying to cross the wall to escape. -
This war was between North and South Vietnam. The United States entered the Vietnam War to prevent the spread of communism. President Eisenhower got involved due to the country's fear of the threat to democracy. Overall the US involvement in the war failed and communism took over. -
The Soviets sent thousands of troops into Afghanistan and came in with so much force that they took complete control of the military and political powers of Kubal and other parts of the country. It is estimated that over 1 million Afghanis died from the war and around 5 million fled. -
A mass protest of half a million people pressured East German leaders to loosen the border. This was the accidental opening of the border completely. People bulldozed and chipped and hammered away at the wall and for the first time in 30 years people the barrier was taken down.