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The Truman Doctrine was a policy that was put into effect in a speech that President Truman gave. It stated that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid.
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The Maarshall Plan ws the process where the U.S. resisted communism by extending financial aid to friendly European nations rebuilding after the destruction of World War 2.
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The Berlin Airlift was the process of transporting needed supplies to East Berlin.
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NATO is a military alliance between North American and Western European nations that pledges each will come to the aid of each other if attacked by an outside enemy
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North Korea invaded South Korea and then the United States entered the war to stop the spread of communism. In the end no land was lost or gained.
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Castro's Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt against the regime of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
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The Polio Vaccine is a vaccine for Polio. Polio is a disease that can cause muscles to stiffen and weaken so much that people can become paralyzed.
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In 1957 The Soviet Union launched the first man made satellite into orbit. The satellite was named Sputnik
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NASA was established because it was a direct response to the Soviet launching of Sputnik.
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The Bay of Pigs was an unsuccessful military invasion of Cuba by the United States
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The Berlin Wall was made to close escape routes for East Germans that were trying to escape the communist state
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The 6 day war was a war fought against Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. Israel won the land war within 6 days. Israeli had taken control of the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, the West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan, and the Golan Heights from Syria.
