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Cold War
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Truman Doctrine
The nations involved were Greece, Turkey, and the United States. The leader was President Truman. President Truman asked congress for 400 million in military and economic assistance for Greece. -
marshall plan
Europe, the soviet union, and the U.S were involved. The leaders were George Marshall, and Joseph Stalin. Marshall proposed a plan to help Europe rebuild it's economy. -
Berlin blockade/ berlin airlift
The major nations involved were Germany, U.S, Britain, france, and the Soviet Union. Stalin and Truman were the major leaders. The allies divided Germany into 4 nations. -
Nato
U.S and Europe were the major nations involved. The major leaders were Truman, and the leaders of other western Europeran countries. The thing that happened was that the U.S created alliances with friendly nations. -
Communist take control of China
The major nations involved were China, and the U.S. The major leaders were Mao zedong, and Chiang Kalshek. The communists took control of China. -
Red Scare/ McCarthyism
The major nations involved were the U.S. The major leaders were Jonh mccarthy. What happened was that Mccarthy made many americans fearcmmmunism. -
korean war
The nations involved were South Korea, and North Korea. The leaders were Bill menniger, and Douglas macarthur. What happened was that North Korea invaded South Korea. -
Korean war
The Major nations invcolved were South Korea, and North Korea, and the U.S. The major leaders were President Truma, Douglas Macarthur, and Bill Menninger. North Korea tried to start a war with South Korea. -
Vietnam War
The major nations involved were vietnam, and the U.S. The major leader was HO Chi Minh. Ho Chi minh led a war for independence. -
Warsaw Pact
The major nations were the Soviet union,and Great Britain. The major leader was Winston Churchill. What happened was that the soviet union created its own military nation. -
Sputnik
The nation that was involved was the Soviet Union. The major leaders was Nikita Khrushchev. The Soviets launched the first artifical sattelite. -
Nasa
The nations involved were the U.S, and the soviet union. A american space program was created. -
Bay of pigs
The major nations involved were America, cuba, and the soviet union. The major leaders were Castro and President Eisenhower. The Soviet union supplied a new socialist state with large amount of economic aid. -
Berlin Wall Built.
The Nations involved were the soviet union and the u.s. The major leader was President Truman. The wall was built to divide Germany from communist countries. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The major nations involved were The U.S, soviet union, and Cuba. The major leaders were President Kennedy. Kennedy learned that the soviets were secretly building missile bases. -
Salt 1/ Salt 2
The nations involved were the U.S and the Soviet Union. The leaders were gerald ford and jimmy carter. This limits how many war heads a country can have. -
Star wars
The nations involved were the Soviet Union and the U.S. The major leader was Ronald Reagan. There was a program built that could shoot down missiles. -
Glasnost
The nations involved were the Soviet Union. The leaders was Gorbachev. He called for Glasnost, a policy of speaking out openly. -
Fall of communism
The nations involved were The Soviet Union, and Europe. The leader was Gorbachev. Polands communist goverment held the first free election in 50 years.