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This conference was to decide what to do with eastern europe. The tensions within the U.S and Soviet alliance also rose and would only continue to get worse.
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The allies had finally decided how to split Austria. It would be divided into four zones. It was shared between the U.S,Soviets,French, and the British
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The truman doctrine was a pledge. It was to send economic and military aid to oppose communism. The soviets did not take a liking to that.
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The marshall plan was a thirteen billlion dollar loan to aid the rebuilding of europe. It also helped keep political stability, but was mostly used to prevent communism from spreading.
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The Soviets really wanted the west out of the east. They blocked all land,rail,and water routes in west berlin to try to make the west leave.
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In reaction, the U.S sent cargo planes full of supplies to west Berlin. This helped maintain their pressence in the east. The Soviets called off the blockade in May 1949
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After the berlin airlift situation, The U.S, Canada, and most other western nations created a military alliance. It was designed to counter Soviets and other communists.
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New Zealand,Australia, and the U.S signed the ANZUS Treaty. This made the three cooperate on matter of defense and security in the pacific.
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The president, Harry S.Truman signed the Mutual Security Act. this declared that the U.S would provide military support to "free peoples".
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The Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin had died. The power struggle within the union was brutal. All to find someone to succeed him.
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The Soviet union and other communists created the warsaw pact. An alliance between communists. It was a counter against NATO.