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President Truman stated that anyone who is threatened by the Soviet Union should be able to recieve help from US forces if they do not wish to be a communist country.
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An American initiative to aid Europe to help them after the end of WWII.
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The Soviet Union blocked Western Europes railways, roads, and canals to block any communication with democratic Europe.
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A treaty established for purposes of collective security between nations across the atlantic. It was an inter-government alliance system.
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UN troops retaliated against the war between South Korea and orth Korea
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A theory that a politcal situation in one country will effect another country, such as a neighboring one. It can domino throughout the world (hence issue between democraxy and communism).
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A collective alliance between communist countries. It was a military reaction to Western Europes integrating into NATO.
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fought between North Vietnam, which supported the Soviet Union as well as China with communsit allies, against south Vietnam which was supported by the US.
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The first artificial Earth sattelite. The Soviet Union launched it, ultimately winning the "race to space" with the US.
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Yuri Gagarin (from Soviet Union). His spacecraft completeled an orbit of Earth.
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This was a failed military invasion of Cuba carried out by the CIA.
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Alan B. Sherpard goes up and does not orbit, he comes back down.
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A barrier that divided Berlin constructed by the German Democratic Republic to assure no intermixture between Communism and Democracy.
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13 Day confrontation between US and the Soviet Union over missiles deployed in Cuba.
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Tje first space fight between the US and Soviet Union. Neil Armstrong was the first man to touchdown on the moon although Russia had the first man in space.
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A politcal movement for reformation of with the Communist PArty of the Soviet Union
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He was the general secreatary of the communist party of the soviet union
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Wall falls and reunites the West and East sides
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