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Big three (FDR, Churchill & Stalin) agree to govern Germany jointly after the war. (Politica)
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Victor in Europe as Germany surrenders to the Russia Army
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The Potsdam Conference formally divided Germany and Austria into four zones. It was also agreed that the German Capital Berlin would be divided into 4 zones. Conference connected to Political
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Greece and Turkey are in danger of falling of falling to communist forces. In bold move, President Truman of the US gets $400 million from Congress to aid both countries fight the communist influence.
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Plan created by U.S. Sec of State George Marshall. It was designed to rebuild Europe from the destruction caused by WWII. (Economic, Pollitical)
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Russia’s response to the merger of the French, USA and UK partitions of Berlin was to cut all road and rail links to that sector. This meant that those living in Western Berlin had no access to food supplies and faced starvation. Food was brought to Western Berliners by US and UK airplanes, an exercise known as the Berlin Airlift. (Geographic, Social)
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Pledge to protect and support one another if ever attacked.
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N. Korea crossed the 38th Parallel in 1950. UN forces led the US, came to aid of South Korea. Communist China and the USSR gave aid, military support and weapons to North.
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7 Eastern European Satellites Albina, Bulgaria, Czech, E. Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania
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Fidel Castro overthrew the Cuban government. He implemented a communist regime with the support of Soviet Union (USSR).
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150, 000 US troops send to Vietnam
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US Apollo 11 landed on the moon and Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon.
USSR & US competed to show the most technologically advanced.
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The four power agreement made between Russia, USA, Britain and France reconfirmed the rights and responsibilities of those countries with regard to Berlin
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This meeting between Mikhail Gorbachov George H W Bush reserved much of the provisions of the Yalta Conference 1945. It is seen by some as the beginning of the end of cold war
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Soviet Union collapses
