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The Yalta Conference ended World War II, but it also created some unrest that caused the Cold War. At the conference, no one was quite sure exactly how Europe should be organized post-War.
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American foreign Policy introduced by President Truman. It was in response to Soviet powers trying to invade Greece. Some people also use this date as the start to the Cold War, even though there is not really an official date. This also started the Marshall Plan, which was the United State's attempt to reduce the affects of Communism
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Cominform, or the Communitst Information Bureau, was created in September or 1947. This was relevant to the Cold War because it was the first time that Communism as a movement had a group or orginization to represent it.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Orginization, was created and seen as a sign of Capitalist Unity
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The Soviets had always been working on an atomic program but at this time they made great strides and started showing major atomic activity.
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Conflict between the Communist North Korea and Capitalist South Korea.
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The Soviets launched Sputnik, which was the first man-made object in space.
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The United States' response to Sputnik, which was the start of the
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Failed U.S. Invasion of communist Cuba.
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The Berlin Wall, which seperated the Capitalist and Communist sides of Berlin, was created
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United States becomes the first country to put a man on the moon, winning the Space Race.
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Prohibited nuclear activity from both the Soviets and the United States
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Gorbachev loosened many Soviet Ideals and became more lax with the idea of the USSR communicating for other countries.
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Berlin Wall is destroyed. The symbolic end of the Cold War.