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Nuclear Arms Race
GraphicThe nuclear arms race had included the Manhattan project duiring World War 11. Nuclear bombs were being created on both sides, There was a larhe increase oproduction of nuclear weapons until the end of the Cold war, were the mass production had decreased. -
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Cold War
GraphicThe Cold War had been a war between power and weaponary. It was on going for years until the Berlin Wall had finally fallen due to the collapse of the Soviet Union. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall plan was post World War11 when America had aided European countries due to destruction of the war. Many cities and countries in Eastern Europe were completely destroyed, the Marshall plan had given them MOney and any other type of aid that they felt neccassary spending almost 400 million dollars of American money. -
Truman Doctirine
Harry Truman had given a speech to America about containment and that the exspansion of communism was amongst them. It was basically a propaganda to stop communism. -
NATO
NATO was the alliance of countries after WW11, each country would help the other if under attack. It was orginally created to defend each other from the Soviet Union. -
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Korean War
GraphicWorld War 11 had seperated Korea into half, one side communist and side was over ruled by American politics. Technically both sides are still at a state of war. -
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Space Race
GraphicThe Space Race was also between the U.S and the Soviet Union. It began when the Soviets had launched Sputnik into space. The U.S had eventually ended up "winning" the Space Race by launching the first man on the moon. -
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
Graphic The Bay of Pigs Invasion had been an attempt to overthrow Cuba's goverment.Diplamatic relations were later cut off from Cuba. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
Graphic The Cuban Missle Crisis had only lasted 13 days. It was the first instance of Mutual Assured Destruction, the conflict was between the Soviet Union and the U.S. The soviet Union had planned on putting missles on Cuba which had put fear in American's hearts.
