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United Nations formed
The United Nations was established to promote international cooperation and prevent future conflicts. -
truman doctrine
Pres Trumans policy to provide political, military, and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces. -
Hollywood 10
Ten members of the Hollywood film industry who were cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions -
Marshall Plan
program providing aid to Western Europe to help rebuild after World War II -
NATO formed
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created as a military alliance of democratic states to counter the Soviet Union’s influence in Europe -
Korean War
Conflict between North Korea and South Korea -
Space Race
October 4, 1957: The Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, marking the beginning of the space race between the U.S. and the USSR. -
Bay of Pigs
Failed U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles seeking to overthrow Fidel Castro’s government. -
Berlin wall goes up
East Germany erected a barrier to stop the flow of East Germans into West Berlin. -
U.S. official enters Vietnam War
1961: The U.S. began sending military advisors to support South Vietnam against the communist insurgency. -
soviets invade afganistan
The Soviet Union intervened in Afghanistan to support the communist government, leading to a decade-long conflict. -
Berlin wall comes down
The dismantling of the Berlin Wall symbolized the end of the Cold War division between East and West Germany.