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United Nations was formed to preserve world peace by promoting international cooperation. The headquarters being located in New York City.
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Boundary separating communist countries from democratic countries in Europe.
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The US will provide political military and economic help to all democratic nations under threat from communistb expansion.
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Stalin closed all roads, railways, and river routes leading into west Berlin hoping the west would give up west Berlin to east Germany.
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Senator claimed 205 communists were in the US government which strengthened fear of communism. Thousands of people were questioned by HUAC then publicly disgraced.
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Fidel Castro leads a successful communist takeover of democratic Cuba.
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CIA trained exiled Cubans to invade Cuba and assassinate Fidel Castro, no US air support given. The invasion fails, all 1400 Cuban rebels captured or killed. Embarrassing for Kennedy.
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Weapons and nuclear missiles were sent over from the Soviets to Cuba. The Americans demanded the weapons removed, and a naval blockade surrounding Cuba was ordered by the US to prevent any more missiles to the island.
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Reagan took office in 1981 and had no doubts about fighting communism. He denounced the Soviet Union as an "evil empire" and heavily increased military spending.
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The Berlin wall gets take down
