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Cold War

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  • Yalta conference

    Yalta conference

    The big three met to discuss German terms of surrender and post war occupation of Germany.
  • United Nations (UN)

    United Nations (UN)

    An International Organization to settle world problems and avoid armed conflicts
  • Postdam conference

    Postdam conference

    The President Truman demanded free elections in Eastern Europe,
    Stanlin wants a buffer of Communits states in Eastern Europe.
  • Wiston Curchill

    Wiston Curchill

    "An iron curtain has descended across the continent " with those word's Wiston Churchill was talking about the Communist nations of Europe, the Iron curtain was a nickname used for those nations.
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    Greek civil war

    was fought in Greece from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek government army (backed by the United Kingdom and the United States), and the Democratic Army of Greece (DSE, the military branch of the Greek Communist . The U.S.A sent aid to Greek government.
  • George Kennan

    George Kennan

    He was know how "The Father of Containment" policy of keeping communism within its existing boundaries and prevent further Soviet aggression.
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    Cold War

    The cold war was a period of time of international tension between The USA and The USSR conflict short of full scale war.
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    With the Truman Doctrine, President Harry S. Truman established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    U.S, economic recovery for war-torn Europe $13 billion U.S. loans
  • Berlin AirLift

    Berlin AirLift

    U.S and British airplanes fly supplies into West Berlin.
  • Berlin Blockade

    Berlin Blockade

    Soviet forces blocked the entrances to Berlin, they also cut off Allied supplies to West Berlin.
  • Division of Germany

    Division of Germany

    Allied powers divided Germany in 4 zones,Soviet Union controlled East Germany and Allies controlled West Germany.
  • COMECON

    COMECON

    It was a Soviet Plan to aid in rebuilding Soviet bloc nations .
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

    North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

    Collective security alliance, Military alliance providing mutual help if attacked U.S.A, Britain, France, Canada,West Germany,Italy,Belgium and Norway
  • Federal Republic of Germany

    Federal Republic of Germany

    The Federal Republic of Germany was established from eleven states formed in the three Allied Zones of occupation held by the United States, the United Kingdom and France.
  • German Democratic Republic

    German Democratic Republic

    The German Democratic Republic was established in the Soviet Zone.
  • Hydrogen Bomb

    Hydrogen Bomb

    This nuclear weapon was more destructive than the First atomic bomb.
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Eisenhower's main goals in office were to contain the expansion of the Soviet Union and reduce federal deficits.
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    Nakita khrushchev

    Soviet leader after Stanlin's death at march 1953
  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact

    Military alliance of Communist Block nations, USSR, East Germany Albania, Czech, Poland, Hungary and Romania.
  • Sputnik 1

    Sputnik 1

    1st satellite to orbut earth -sent radio signals back to earth
  • U-2 incident

    U-2 incident

    U-2 American spy plane shot down by USSR
  • John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy

    , was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963.
  • Bay of pigs

    Bay of pigs

    Cuban exiles would invade cuba and lead a revolt against Fidel Castro.
  • Yuri Gagarin

    Yuri Gagarin

    Russian cosmonaut 1st man to travel in space.
  • Berlin wall

    Berlin wall

    Built to keep East Germans from fleeing to West Germany.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    USSR Placed Nuclear missiles in Cuba.
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    Detente

    Improvement Between US-Soviet relations
  • Vietnamization

    Vietnamization

    Agreetment with N.Vietnam and U.S.A of withdraws forces .
    "peace with honor"
  • Fidel Castro

    Fidel Castro

    Communist forces seize the control of Cuba, The Soviet Union supported the government set up in Cuba.
  • Perestroika

    Perestroika

    gradual changing of Soviet ecinimy allowing people private enterprise dismantling of national bureaucracy.
  • Berlin Wall Torn Down

    Berlin Wall Torn Down

    East Germany Opened to West Germany.
  • Glasnost

    Glasnost

    Freedom of expresion for Soviet citizens caused harsh treatment of opponents of Soviet system