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Marshall Plan
An economic aid offered by the Americans after the end of World War II.
> It is the reconstruction of all the nations of Europe
that participated in the fight against Nazi Germany during WWII. -
The Communist Coup in Czechoslovakia
[Dont know exact date]
The event in which the Communist pushed President Benes aside leaving no doubts at all that the Soviet Union intends to take absolute control over the satellites within its sphere of influence.
> Favor was voted by the American Senate in which to extend the Marshall Plan to aid the European countries in hope of preventing future communism. -
Treaty of Brussels
It was signed by 5 European nations: Belgium, France,
Luxembourg, Great Britain, and the Netherlands.
> Requested for a pooling of military resources to face potential Soviet aggression. -
Yugoslavia expelled from Cominform
Economic sanctions followed after
Berlin Blockade- the first direct conflict between the Germans and the Soviets
> the USSR%u2019s attempt to force the West out of Berlin -
The creation of Comecon by the Soviet Union
[dont know exact date]
A rivalry that the USSR created to compete with the Marshall Plan.
> An economic aid to its satellites states. -
NATO
Signed by Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Canada, and United States.
> Specifically designed to warn the USSR that the West was
committed to stand united in the face of any Soviet expansion.
Communist Revolution in China- Mao%u2019s victory over Chiang Kai-Shek%u2019s
Nationalist army.
> Stalin begins to worry over his own ability whether or no -
Korean War
The attempted unification of North Korean and South Korea under the communist government. It was the invasion of N.Korea to S.Korea.
> The UN concluded to condemn the North Koreans to cease fire and to withdraw all troops out of North Korea. -
Stalin's death
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> with the death of Stalin and the Soviet left with no successor, George Malenkov then became the Soviet prime minister and Nikita Khrushchev the head of the Communist Party. -
The Warsaw Pact
Signed by Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Soviet Union.
> A defensive military treaty obligating the countries labeled above to come to the aid of any member that was a victim to an attack by an aggressor nation. -
Khrushchev%u2019s speech to the Twentieth Party Congress
Consisted of three major themes: First theme was about de-Stalinization; Second theme was about Lenin%u2019s argument that %u201Cthere are many roads to socialism%u201D; and the third theme was about Soviet recognition of the growing importance of the Third World. -
Polish Unrest
[dont know exact date]
An attempt by Poland to regain sovereignty and to rid themselves of the Soviet influence. -
Hungarian Revolution
They wanted neutrality and sovereignty, abolition of the one party system, new elections, and a withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact. -
NSC (National Security Council Policy Paper)
[dont know exact date]
An extension of the Truman Doctrine
> In order to counter the communist expansion or future communist expansions, it allocated resources to support massive military buildup. -
Unrest in Berlin
[dont know exact date. 1958 - 1962]
Where West Germany was thriving while providing high levels of standard of living compared to East Germany whom was economically depressed and also politically subdued.
> Many skilled workers and professionals from East Germany moved to West Germany. -
Bays of Pigs
Cuban emigrants that was backed by the CIA landed at the Bays of Pigs gaining some control of the whole island.
> Under the new administration of John F. Kennedy, this was seen as a deep embarrassment for the United States especially for Kennedy. -
Berlin Wall
It was created to stabilize the situation in East Germany. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Khrushchev%u2019s attempt to gain the upper hand in the balance of power as well as to gain a position of strength in the negotiations over Berlin.
> Khrushchev attempted to install missiles in Cuba in order to gain a stronger threatening presence in the United States therefore gaining a upper hand in the balance of power however, his planned more or so failed -
Moscow to Washington Hot-Lines Established
It demonstrated the strong determination between the two superpowers in order to avoid an accidental nuclear war. -
Partial Test Ban Treaty
A treaty signed between the Soviet Union, United States, and Great Britain.
> The banning of nuclear tests within the atmosphere, under
the water, and in outer space. -
Brezhnev gains power in the Soviet Union
[dont know exact date]
Attempts created to change both domestic and foreign policy. -
United States bombs North Vietnam
[dont know exact date]
Eisenhower stated, that if the United States did not take a stand against communism in Vietnam, then all of Southeast Asia would fall under communist control -
Prague Spring
[dont know exact date]
Introduced political, cultural, and social freedom. -
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Signed by the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain.
> By the time the treaty came into effect, many countries had to agree to only limit the allowance of nuclear advancementbecause those countries were/is currently in possession of nuclear technology. -
Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia
With the Czechoslovakian%u2019s soil left vulnerable by the Warsaw Pact, it created an open space allowing the Soviets to invade Czechoslovakia.
