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Cold War Begins
The Cold War is a period of international tension between the U.S. and USSR. -
George Kennan
George created the Policy of Containment which is keeping communism within its existing boundaries. -
Truman Doctrine
The USA would provide military and economic aid to countries that were threatened by Communism. -
Marshall Plan
The U.S. planned for an economic recovery for war-torn Europe. -
Berlin Air Lift
The U.S. and British airplanes flew supplies into West Berlin. -
COMECON
COMECON is an organization for International Economic Cooperation, to facilitate and coordinate the economic development of the eastern European countries belonging to the Soviet block. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance which sought to create a counterweight to Soviet armies stationed in central and eastern Europe. -
Hydrogen Bomb
The Hydrogen Bomb was created and it is more destructive than the Atomic Bomb. -
Nikita Khruschchev
Khruschchev was a Soviet leader after Stalin died. -
Eisenhower
Eisenhower was President from 1953-1961. -
Warsaw Pact
This was a pact between Communist Block Nations. -
Sputnik
Sputnik is the first satellite to orbit earth. -
Cuban Revolution
Fulgencio Bastista was overthrown. -
U-2 Incident
The U-2 American Spy Plane was shot down by the USSR. -
Fidel Castro
Fidel was a communist who set up forces to seize control of Cuba. -
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy created a plan during the Eisenhower administration to train Cuban exiles for an invasion of their homeland. -
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri is a Russian Cosmonaut. He was the first man to travel in space. -
Bay of Pigs
Cuban exiles invaded Cuba and revolted against Fidel Castro. -
Berlin Wall Built
It divided up East and West Germany. It was a symbol of division between two super powers. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The USSR placed missiles in Cuba. President Kennedy then created a blockade for protection incase the USSR attack. -
Leonid Brezhnez
Leonid Brezhnez replaces Khruschchev as Soviet Leader. -
Detente
Detente is french for relaxation. -
Vietnamization
This was an agreement with North Vietnam. The U.S.A. agreed to withdraw forces. -
SALT
The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty was a limit on nuclear weapons of each nation. -
Glasnost
Glasnost means openness. It's the freedom of expression for Soviet citizens. -
Perestroika
Perestroika was the gradual changing of Soviet economy. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
East and West Germany were finally reunited. -
Cold War Ends
Gorbachev and George Bush met insisting on ending the Cold War. -
Reunification
East and West Germany were reunited after the Berlin Wall was torn down. -
Vladimar Putin
Vladimar Putin is now the current President of Russia
