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Yalta Conference
Leaders meet to divide Germany into four zones following WW2 -
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Berlin Airlift
US brought food and supplies to West Berlin -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization was a defensive alliance to protect member countries from a communist attack -
Warsaw Pact
Alliance of communist countries in response to the formation of NATO -
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Great Leap Forward
communes were created throughout China to continue success of 5 year plan -
Cuba
Cuban Missile Crisis started in 1962 when the Soviet Union started building secret nuclear missile sites around Cuba. -
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Cultureal Revolution
In response to the Great Leap Forward, Red Guards led crack down on intellectuals in China.