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creation of iron curtain
the iron curtain was a non-physical boundary dividing europe in two seperate areas at the end of WWII. the soviet union used this term to block itself from open contact with west and allied states. -
the marshall plan
the marshall was a us program helping europe after WWII. it provided more than 15 billion to help rebuild the country. -
berlin airlift
the berlin airlift was america's response to the soviet blockade. to help the citizens of the city there was a massive airlift of food, water, and medicine. -
forming of nato
nato was formed by the us, canada, and western european nations. nato was organized to provide collective security against the soviet union. -
forming of warsaw pact
the soviet union and seven of its european satellites signed a treaty that put the soviets in command of the armed forces. the pact remained until 1991. -
sputnik
sputnik was the first human made object to orbit the earth. as a result of the launch the cold war tensions intensified. -
cuban missle crisis
the cuban missle crisis was between the soviet union, us, and cuba. this was when the cold war came closest to a nuclear war. -
fall of berlin wall
the fall of the berlin wall brought major down fall to many communist countries. some say the fall of the berlin wall marked the end of the cold war. -
dissolution of the ussr
the ussr led to the fall of the soviet union and the separation of it into 15 different countries. its collapse was hailed by the west as a victory for freedom.