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The big 3 and Stalin meet, sited as start of Cold War
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U.S joins, settle world problems by avoiding armed conflicts.
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Truman, demanded free elections in East Europe. Does not happen
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USA and USSR compete in building nuclear weapons; adds tension between countries.
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Churchill first used the term "iron curtain" to describe the communist nations of Europe.
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USA provide military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism.
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"Domino Effect" Created by Kennan, keep communism within existing boundaries
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U.S. economic recovery for war torn Europe.
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Soviets block entrances to Berlin . Cut off allied supplies to West Berlin
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US and British airplanes fly supplies into West Berlin.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Military alliance
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Prompts the US to develop the hydrogen bomb
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United Nations forces the stop of communist aggression and expansion
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U.S. joined to stop spread of communism.
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US develops, more destructive than 1st atomic weapons
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Stops further problems/spread of communism. Leader of Soviet Union.
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Led Soviet Union during Cold War after Stalin's death
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Military alliance of communist block nations. "collective security"
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US and USSR race into space; creates tension between countries to show dominance.
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1st satellite to orbit earth and to send radio signals back to earth. USSR
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American spy plane shot down by USSR
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Yuri Gagarin, USSR
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Unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles, trying to get rid of Castro.
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Building started. Keep East Germans from fleeing to West Germany
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Finished building. Keep East Germans from fleeing to West Germany
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USSR place nuclear missiles in Cuban ships
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Soviets invaded Afghanistan to stop Marxist rules
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President of Soviet Union, ends arms race/cold war, attempted to liberate Soviet Union
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First nuclear arms control agreement to reduce nuclear weapons, not just setting a limit.
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East and West Germany unified. Outcome of war
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Gorbachev resigned. USSR Became Russia; democracy more popular. cold war "ends"
