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Cold War
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Truman Doctriine
A pledge to provide economic and military aid to oppose the spread of communism was made by United States president Truman. -
Marshall Plan
The US government launched a massive program of economic aid. This plan provided $13 billion for rebuilding Europe. -
Berlin airlift
The Berlin airlift was a massive effort to supply West Berlin by air. The Berlin airlift caused the Soviets to call off the blockade of Berlin in May 1949. -
NATO
The US, Canada, and most Western European countries joined together in an alliance. This aliance was called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. -
Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union and the Communist nations of Europe formed their own alliance, called the Warsaw Pact. -
Takeover of the Suez Canal
Egypt angered the west by taking over the Suez Canal which was controlled by Great Britain and France. After Britain, France, and Israel attack Egypt, the Soviet Union said they would fight on Egypt's side. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The US govt. hoped to overthrow Fidel Castro, and trained 1,500 Cubans who had fled from Castro. This force came ashore to Cuba's Bay of Pigs. Inavders were quickly defeated. -
SALT I and II
Richard Nixon began the Strategic Arms Limitations Tals which discussed the number of nuclear weapons held by each side. This led to the ABM treaty (anti ballistic missiles) and the 2 SALT talks resulted in an arms control treaty, but it was never ratified by the senate. -
Ratification of INF Treaty
The US and Soviet Union ratified the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which called for thr elimination of certain missiles. -
Soviet Union Collapse
By the end of 1991, 12 of the 15 republics in the Soviet union declared independence, This caused the Soviet Union to fall apart.
