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The U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent their falling into the Soviet sphere.
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the American program to aid Europe where the United States gave monetary support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism.
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The Western Allies organized the Berlin airlift to carry supplies to the people in West Berlin.
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its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.
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A war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), supported by the People's Republic of China.
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Vacine that took away the Polio Infection in most patients and cured most of the soilders that had it from teh war.
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The first artificial Earth satellite launched by the Russians and made Americans belive it was used for Missilie launchers which started NASA.
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President Eisenhower established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 1958 with a distinctly civilian orientation encouraging peaceful applications in space science.
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An armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement and its allies against the regime of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
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An unsuccessful military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the paramilitary group Brigade 2506 in April 1961.
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a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin.
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fought between June 5 and 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria.
