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Yalta conference
The meeting of the heads of the government -
Cold war
war between the eastern bloc and the western bloc -
Truman Doctrine
Gave $400 million in economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey -
Marshall Plan
European recovery plan, 16 countries received aid -
Berlin Airlift
Stalin cut off supplies into west berlin -
Arms race
The competition of U.S. and Soviet Union for who can get weapons faster -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Collective security -
SEATO
South East Asian Treaty Organization -
Domino Theory
A political event that caused neighboring countries start to collapse -
Early U.S. involvement
The United States got involved early into the vietnam -
Warsaw Pact
Known as the treaty of friendship, defensive treaty -
Space race
The competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to reach space -
Eisenhower Doctrine
Offered economic and military support -
Berlin wall
The Soviet Union begins construction on the berlin wall -
Peace Corps
Program of volunteer assistance to developing nations -
Alliance for Progress
Foreign aid program U.S.A. invested $12 billion -
The Gulf of Tonkin
The attack on U.S. ships -
Election of Richard Nixon
The 46th president of the United states -
NASA Achieves Moon Landing
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Soviet Union Collapses
