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Stalin declared "war" on capitalists because he thought they were governed by corruption. Both sides treaten each other really hard, but no real fighting occurred, which is why the war was deemed "cold", in the sense that nothing really happened.
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A second civil war breaks out between communistic and conservative Greeks.
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A symbol invented by Churchill, the Prime Minister of the UK at the time, symbolising the boundary dividing communists and capitalists.
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American and British forces join together in the allied territory of Germany to form the Bizone.
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A regulations policy by Truman stating the US would assist Greece, Turkey, and other free nations from succumbing to the Soviet Union's clutches.
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A plan by the US to assist Europe in rebuilding their economies and cities after WWII with the intention of preventing the influence of communism.
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NATO was founded by the countries Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom, and the United States, in order to resist the "evil" Communists.
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North Korea invades her sister country, South Korea, thus beginning the Korean War which is technically still going on today after 정은 broke the treaty.
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Since Europe's industrial output was now sufficient, the Marshall Plan was no longer needed.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes president.
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Joseph Stalin stops living after suffering from atherosclerosis caused by very heavy smoking.
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SEATO was formed by Australia, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, Thailand, Philippines, United Kingdom, and United States to combat communism in the south eastern regions of Earth.
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John F. Kennedy becomes president.
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A wall that separated the West and East halves of Berlin. The Western half was of capitalist influence while the East was of communist influence.