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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.
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the marshall was a us program helping europe after WWII. it provided more than 15 billion to help rebuild the country.
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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.
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nato was formed by the us, canada, and western european nations. nato was organized to provide collective security against the soviet union.
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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.
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sputnik was the first human made object to orbit the earth. as a result of the launch the cold war tensions intensified.
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the cuban missle crisis was between the soviet union, us, and cuba. this was when the cold war came closest to a nuclear war.
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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.
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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.