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Cited as the start of the Cold War
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USA would provide military and economic aid to countries threatened by Communism
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US policy of keeping communism within its existing boundaries and prevent further Soviet aggression
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US economic recovery for war-torn Europe
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Soviets block entrances to Berlin
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Allied powers divided Germany into 4 zones
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Council for mutual assistance, Soviet plan to aid in rebuilding block nations
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Intergovernmental military alliance between several North American and European states based on the North Atlantic Treaty
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Came up with massive retaliation, any Soviet advance in Europe met with full use of US nuclear weapons
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Soviet leader after Stalin's death
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Political and military alliance between the Soviet Union and several Eastern European states
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Anti- Soviet demonstrations in Hungary
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First satellite to orbit earth
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Orchestrated the Cuban revolution and was the head of Cuba's government until 2008
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American spy plane shot down by USSR
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Was the first human to journey into outer space
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First human to journey to outer space (USSR)
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Cuban exiles launched an invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba
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Built to keep East Germans from fleeing to West Germany
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USSR placed nuclear missiles in Cuba
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One of the presidents during the Cold War, gave orders for Bay of Pigs invasion
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Replaced Khrushchev as Soviet leader
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End US involvement in the Vietnam War
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Period of improved relations between the US and the Soviet Union
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(Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty) limit number of nuclear weapons of each nation
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USSR had 10 year war against Afghan rebels
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Soviet policy of open discussion of political and social issues
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Political movement for reformation within the Communist party of the Soviet Union
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East German government announced that all citizens could visit West Germany and West Berlin
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Gorbachev and Pres. Bush met declaring end to Cold War
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Current president of Russia
