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United Nations Formed
The United Nations was created to make peace around the world along with justice and better living conditions for all life. -
Truman Doctrine
President Truman launched a policy of providing military and economic aid to nations to combat the spread of Communism. -
“Hollywood Ten”
a group of ten writers, directors, producers, that were blacklisted from Hollywood for refusing to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee. -
Marshall Plan
US led program to help reconstruct broken Western Europe after WWII -
NATO formed
NATO secured 30 countries from North America, and Europe to create a safeguard from the threat of the Soviet Military -
Korean War
a war fought between North Korea, (Communist supported) and South Korea, (United Nations supported) fought to make both countries supported by one group. -
Space Race/Sputnik
The space race was a race between the US and Soviet Union on trying to get to space faster then one another. The Soviet union first launched their satellite called Sputnik in 1957. Showing a major event in the Cold War. -
Berlin Wall Goes Up
SED begins to seal off borders around West Berlin. This was to prevent East Germans from leaving West Berlin. -
Bay of Pigs
United States landed Troops on South western Cuba to over throw Fidel Castro. -
U.S. official enters Vietnam War
The US first joined the Vietnam war after sending 25,000 military soldiers into South Vietnam, to combat the spread of Communism from North Vietnam, to the South, -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan for the fear of losing control over Central Asia, the rise of Anti-Soviet sentiment, as long as a desire to support the failing communist. -
Berlin Wall Comes Down
East German government announces its boarders are opening. Connecting Germany as a whole once again.