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Yalta Conference
The meeting was held to discuss Europe's post-war reorganization. -
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Cold war
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Arms Race
Russia and America, are going back and forth trying to one up the other with technology. -
Truman Doctrine
United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to any countries that communists are invading -
Marshall Plan
Help Germany build its economy and Britian and France get paid, and The Allies pay back America. Every country is happy. -
Berlin Airlift
The Soviet Union Blockaded Berlin, so The allie forces dropped supplies for West Berlin. -
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was made because the Russians wanted all of Berlin so they blockaded every entrance into Berlin. -
Korean War
Korea got its independence from France, and Communist ruler took over north Korea and wanted to reunite South and North to make it one country. America gets involved and helps South Korea. -
Nakita Krushchev Comes to power
Started to Cuban Missile Crisis, Increased tensions between America and Soviet Union. -
Joseph Stalin dead
When Stalin died, Russia was a disaster they didn't know what would have happened to communism. -
Vietnam War
America got involved because, Communism is spreading and the communists are spreading to countries. America wants to stop communism by any means. -
Space Race
The space race, was when America and Russia went back and forth trying to one up each other into traveling in space. Also by advancing space technology. -
U-2 Incident
An American plane was shot down in Russia spying on Communisits and Soviets shot it down and Russia held the pilot captive, -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Fidel Castro overthrew the government, with Soviet help and the U.S invaded cuba with undercover CIA agents and tried to overthrow Castro. Unsucessful. -
Berlin Wall
It was to seperate the two super powers and divide germany into 4 different sections and Russia influenced east germany. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union, gave Fidel Castro weapons to overthrow the cuban leader and Soviets placed Missles in Cuba to target America. -
Berlin Wall end
The Berlin wall was built in order to keep east and west Germans in their sections. -
Soviet Invasion of Afganistan
Soviets invade afganistan to influence the Muslims that communisism is the way to go. -
INF Treaty
The intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, decreased the Nukes and army of both Russia and The U.S.A. -
Mikahil Gorbachev comes to power
He teared down the Berlin Wall, to show America peace. -
German Reunification
The Democratic and the Federal Republic of germany came together to create Germany. Which was the end of communism in Germany. -
U.S.S.R Breakup
The breakup of the soviet union, means that America and Russia are at peace, cold war is over.
