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The united nations would consist of a general assembly and a security council with 11 members.
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Rumors and accusations feared that communists was trying to take over the world. Local governments, universities, businesses, unions,churches, and private groups begin to find communists.
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Discuss Poland and how they should be governed.
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Beginning of the cold war
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Truman made a speech that outlined a policy. Its goal was to aid those who worked to resist being controlled by others.
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George Kennan explained his views of the Soviets in a long message. The long Telegram circulated widely in Truman´s administration and became the basis for the administration´s policy of containment.
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Former British prime minister Winston Churchill made a phrase to describe what had happened. The iron curtain separated Eastern Europe from the West the World War II ended.
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Gave European nations American aid to rebuild their economies.
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Included 12 countries: the United States, Canada, Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, the Netherlands, Norway, Luxembourg, and Iceland. By letting West Germany join its organization it alarmed Soviet leaders.
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Soviets troops blockaded West Berlin to force the United States to reconsider its decision or abandon West Berlin.
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Soviets provided military aid to the North Koreans, who quickly built an army. North Koreans then invaded the South, driving back the poorly equipped South Korean forces.
