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Yalta Conference
The Soviet Union, Britain, and the United States meet to discuss post-war issues such as occupation zones in Germany, the United Nations, and the fate of the new fledgling governments all over Europe. They also discussed how to deal with the still-fighting Japan, and strategies against them. -
End of WWII
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United Nations created
At the first United Naitons conference, representatives met from fifty nations to draft the new international organization's charter. The Soviet Union, unlike previous world organizations, would be a key participant in this one. The United Nations was created to prevent another great war. One of the main features of the new organization was that any party part of a dispute could not veto an action created by the others. -
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Nuremburg war crimes trial
The trials in Europe that tried and punished Nazi war criminals. -
Truman Doctrine
Truman's declaration of the new U.S foreign policy of containment against the Soviet Union. -
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Berlin Airlift
The United States responds to the Soviet Blockade to the Allied portions of Berlin by flying in massive amounts of supplies to the starving Berlinerrs. Western Europe was impressed by the U.S dedication to European affairs. -
NATO formed
The NATO was designed to faciliate military and economic interests between the countries involved as well as being a sort of total alliance between all of the countries. -
McCarthy's speech on Communism in US
This speech and his relevant stance against communism in America stirred off a new red scare that showed the hatred underlying the cold Cold War, and the tension therein. Everyone became suspicious of everyone being a "darn commie". -
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Korean War
One of the "hot" wars that was part of the Cold War, the United States provided support to South Korea in the war against North Korea, and "possibly" China and the Soviet Union. The war was primarily about Communism expanding, which was against the United States' policy of containment. -
NSC-68
The National Security Council Memorandum Number 68 was monumental in that it changed the United States' foreign policy. By increasing military spending fourfold, it prepared for possible war and retaliation.