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The Big Three met and discussed German terms of surrender and post war occuptions of Germany. It was cited as the start of the Cold War.
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Stated that the United States of America would provide military and economic aid to countries that are threatened by Communism.
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The Marshall Plan is the United States economic recovery for war-torn Europe.
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The Soviets blocked off all entrances into Berlin and cut off Allied supplies to West Berlin.
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United States and British airplanes flew supplies into West Berlin. There were about 200 thousand flights and 1.5 million tons of supplies delivered.
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Soviet's created a plan to aid in rebuilding Soviet nations.
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This provided mutual help if the USA, Britain, France, Canada, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, or Norway were attacked.
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The United States of America and USSR compete in building nuclear weapons.
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The United Nations sent in forces to stop Communist aggression and expansion while USSR supplied war material to North Korea.
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Nakita Khrushchev becomes Soviet leader and removes all of the harsh policies of Stalins government.
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Became the Soviet leader after Stalin's death. He removed the harsh policies of Stalin's government.
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Cuban dictator, Fulgencio Bastista, was over thrown and Fidel Castro's Communist forces seize control of Cuba. A Soviet supported government was set up in Cuba.
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Military alliance of the communist nations (USSR, East Germany, Albania, Czech, Poland, Hungary, and Romania).
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Vietnam was divided into two states: North Vietnam, which is a communist state, and South Vietnam, a democratic state. President Johnson ordered American troops to Vietnam to stop the communism from reaching South Vietnam and falling like dominos like other nations of Communism.
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There were anti-Soviet demonstrations in Hungary. This angered Khrushchev and he crushed the revolt by sending Soviet tanks to roll through Budapest.
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The United States and USSR battled to get to space first. USSR won when they got Sputnik to orbit Earth and send radio signals back to Earth.
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A U-2 American spy plane driven by Gary Powers was shot down by USSR.
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Yuri was the first man to travel in space. He traveled in the spaceship Vostok I and it took him one hour and 48 minutes to orbit.
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President Kennedy gave orders for Cuban exiles to invade Cuba and lead a revolt against Castro. The invasion failed.
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The Berlin Wall was built to keep East Germans from fleeing to a better life in West Germany.
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Now the East Germans have no way to get to West Garmany. The wall was a symbol of division between two Super Powers.
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USSR placed nuclear missiles in Cuba, this made the United States and USSR be on the brink on a Nuclear War. Khrushchev and Kennedy came to an agreement; USSR would turn their ships around and the US would not invade Cuba.
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The treaty was signed to limit the number of nuclear weapons of each nation.
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USSR started a 10 year war against Afghan Rebels.
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Gorbachev gives freedom of expression for Soviet citizens and eased the harsh treatment of opponents of the Soviet system.
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The INF Treaty is the first nuclear arms control agreement to actually reduce nuclear arms, rather than establish ceilings that could not be exceeded.
