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Yalta Conference
The Yalta was a code name for a plan to finally defeat occupations of Nazi Germany . -
Cold war
the cold war was a nuclear arms race against the USSR and USA -
Communism
communism spread from the USSR to counties around the globe -
What is Communism
Communism is an economic and political system -
First Battle of The Cold War
Berlin was the first battle of the cold war -
Truman Doctrine
Gave $400 million in economic and military aid to greece and Trucky to fend off communism and stay free.
Form: Economic -
Marshall Plan
European recovery plan, 16 countries received aid, $13 billion in aid given to rebuild western Europe. Offered to S.U. but they said NO. -
Berlin Airlift
stalin cut off supplies into W. Berlin U.S. airlift food and supplies into the city lasted 11 months Stalin reopened supply lines -
N.A.T.O
the alliance created to offset the Soviet influence in East Europe. north Atlantic treaty organization collective security alliance to support one another military had to be a democracy. -
Korean war
Was a forgotten war and was to help South Korea from getting taken over by North Korea that was communist lasted to 1950-1953 -
S.E.A.T.O
it was an alliance to protects S.E.Asia.
treaty organization U.S. and 7 other nations
to prevent the domino theory -
Eisenhower Doctrine
Offered economic and militray support if communism threatened the middle east like the Truman doctrine but for the middle east -
The Berlin wall
in 1961 Soviets begin constructing the Berlin wall. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
giving the president broad powers to wage war in vietnam -
My Lai (Massacre)
Civilians woman and children were massacred by U.S. troops because of not knowing enemy were about. -
Nixon's secret war
Nixon widened the war in Laos and Cambodia by bombing the Ho Chi Minh trail. -
No Hero's welcome
Civilians did not give our troops a good welcome when the came back home from war in vietnam -
26th amendment
It lowerd the voting age to 18 -
Peace with Honor
Nixson was re-elected and a cease-fire was established -
Massacre in China
Tiananmen Square
