My bold padlet by Valentina Di Cagno

United Nations Formed- October 24, 1945

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The United Nations was established after World War II in an attempt to maintain international peace and security and to achieve cooperation among nations on economic, social, and humanitarian problems

Truman Doctrine- March 12, 1947

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President Harry S. Truman established that the US would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.

Nato Formed- April 4, 1949

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created by USA, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.

Soviets invade Afghanistan- December 24, 1979

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The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, aiming to bolster the newly established communist regime and suppress the Mujahideen rebellion against the government.

Hollywood 10- October 1947

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The Hollywood Ten was a group of 10 film industry members that refused to answer questions regarding their possible communist affiliations.

Korean War- June 25, 1950

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it is a conflict between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in which at least 2.5 million persons lost their lives

Berlin Wall goes up- August 13, 1961

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the SED began to seal off the borders around West Berlin. It hoped this measure would put an end to the mass exodus to Berlin. It also wanted to stabilize its power and document its sovereignty to the outside world.

Berlin wall comes down- November 9, 1989

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during the Peaceful Revolution, marked the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the figurative Iron Curtain. It was one of the series of events that started the fall of communism in Central and Eastern Europe

Marshall Plan- April 3, 1948

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American initiative which proposed that the United States provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe.

Bay of Pigs- April 17, 1961

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consisting of Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution, clandestinely financed and directed by the U.S. government.

Space Race- October 4, 1957

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The Space Race became a race to the Moon. Both countries, USA and Russia made announcements to launch the first artificial satellite into space, but it was the Soviet Union that brought humanity into the Space Age with their Sputnik satellite

U.S. official enters Vietnam War-March 1965

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A major factor that led President Johnson to intervene into Vietnam militarily was the fear of communism due to Cold War tensions with communist countries such as China and the Soviet Union