Take note of history... Who, what, where, when, why did the CIA begin?
Answer Truman, Central Intelligence Agency, Langley, 1947, because of the Cold War
As the Cold War heated up between the US and the USSR, Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947, effectively creating the CIA. Standing for the Central Intelligence Agency, the CIA was the United States' answer to the KGB.
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