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A few revolts that caused the rise of the soviet union in 1917.
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World leaders gathered to discuss how to administer Germany.
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Two american atomic bombs were dropped in Japans cities. Many civilian lives were lost but it helped end WW2.
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A metaphorical wall that separated the communist influenced side of Europe from American allies or neutral countries.
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A document that was created to stop the USSR's expansion and spread of communism.
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Ten motion picture producers whom went to prison for not answering questions regarding there possible communist beliefs.
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The plan were the U.S gave their western allies over twelve billion dollars to rebuild after WW2.
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The Molotov plan was a system that was made to aid the soviets allies.
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The Berlin blockade blocked the western allies from roads and railways. The U.S Airlift provided supply's to allies from the air.
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NATO also known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; consisted of 29 members from Northern America and Europe that opposed communism.
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The Roseberg trial was held in New York city in September of 1949. The trial was about whether Alger Hiss and was a Russian spy. Alger was convicted in 1950.
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A war between North and South Korea. Part of the cold war; Korea was split in two.
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A test the soviets conducted to see if their nukes work.
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Alger hiss was a soviet Union spy whom was convicted in 1950.
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A series of hearings discussing the accusations about senator Joseph McCarthy.
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A defense treaty signed in Warsaw, world leaders gathered here and negotiated the pact.
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A revolt against the Marxist-Leninist government of the Hungarian peoples republic and its soviet policies.
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The U.S sent troops to Cuba to invade because the Russians gave them nukes.
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Francis Gary Powers was an american pilot whom was shot down over the by Soviet Union while flying a CIA plane.
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The Berlin wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and psychologically divided Berlin.
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President JFK was murdered on November 22, 1963 in broad daylight.
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President Nixon was elected on November 5th 1968.
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Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot immediately after exiting the room in which he had just given a speech in.
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A Political convention held in 1968 in order to discuss the past years racial tensions and what they are going to about segregation. The tensions hit a boiling point and the convention broke out in violence.
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The invasion of Czechoslovakia was on Aug 20, 1968. A group of countries called Warsaw took control of Czechoslovakia.
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A 13 day negotiation between the United States and the Soviet Union. Negotiated missile deployment and transportation.
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President Nixon visits china to discuss trade.
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Nixon announced a ceasefire in Vietnam officially ending the war on January 27, 1973.
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The fall of Saigon was also known as the liberation of Saigon because South Vietnamese government changed to a democratic party.
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President Ronald Reagan was elected on November 4, 1980.
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SDI was known as the strategic defense Initiative ( also known as Star Wars ) it was announced because they wanted to throw off the Russians.
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A very important meeting for our country because it showed that leaders who have a deference of opinion can still communicate with great respect.
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President Reagan traveled all the way to the Berlin Wall and called out their leader and told him to tear down the wall.
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The Fall of Berlin Wall was huge for so many people because it meant that people could visit their family's from the neighboring countries.
