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Molotov plan
This was a system made in the Soviet Union to help rebuild Eastern European countries. This helped the USSR and other European countries be less economically dependent on America. -
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Yalta conference
This conference was intended to discuss how to rebuild the war-torn countries of Europe. -
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Postdam conference
In this conference, Stalin Churchill and Truman gathered to discuss the defeat of Nazi Germany, post-war orders, and peace treaties between different nations. -
Hiroshima/Nagasaki Bombing
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were two Japanese cities that were bombed by the US at the end of world war two. The US was predicting an invasion of the Japanese so they tried to wipe out most of their military. -
Truman Doctrine
This was a policy made to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the cold war. This policy provided support for nations threatened by Soviet Communism. -
Brussels Treaty
This treaty was created to bring greater collective security to Western Europe and also to protect the nations from Communism. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall plan was made to provide help to countries affected by world war two, get rid of trade barriers to promote modern industry, and also prevent the spread of communism. -
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Berlin Blockade
At this time, The Soviet Union blocked off railroads, road and canal access to the parts of Berlin under Western control. Western allies then airlifted supplies to the people in these sections of Berlin. -
NATO
NATO is a system of defense that ensures the members of the alliance agree to mutual defense as a response to an attack. Its basically a system that makes sure a lot of the countries don't beat the heck out of each other. -
Soviet creation of nuclear weapons
The soviet union began creating and testing weapons during world war two, they were trying to find a more effective way to win a war. This caused more countries to begin research on nuclear weapons. -
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Korean War
The Korean war was an attempt made by the USSR to try and take over parts of Korea. This caused an anti-communist government in Korea. -
Stalin's Death
The death of Stalin led to Nikita Khrushchev becoming the new secretary for the Communist Party, Nikita then denounced Stalin and his policies. He reduced the number of armed forces in the soviet hoping to create a peaceful coexistence between the eat and the west. -
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Fidel Castro taking over
Castro was established the first communist state in the western hemisphere. -
Warsaw Pact
This was a defense treaty signed by the Soviet Union and parts of eastern Europe during the cold war. Like NATO, this led to the expansion of military forces, -
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam war was a fight between communist Northern Vietnam against southern Vietnam and the US. The communist forces ended the war by gaining control of South Vietnam. -
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Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian Revolution was movement against the Hungarian government and its soviet imposed policies. It was a major threat to Soviet control. -
NORAD
This was a Canadian and American alliance of air forces in case of a Soviet Attack during the cold war. -
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Bay of Pigs
This was a plan made by the CIA to invade Castro's air force. The plan backfired and Castro's Troops ended up killing most of the people trying to invade. -
Creation of the Berlin wall
This wall was built between East and west Berlin to keep fascists from entering East Germany. -
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Cuban missile Crisis
During the Cuban missile crisis, the leaders of the US and the Soviet Union were fighting over the installation of nuclear weapons in Cuba. Eventually both the US and the Soviet Union agreed to keep those dang missiles away from Cuba so no one was hurt and everyone was chill. -
Nuclear Arms Treaty
This treaty that was signed by several large nuclear powers to agree to cooperate in the spread of nuclear weapons, It made people more aware of the consequences of nuclear destruction. -
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Soviet-Afghan War
This was an internal conflict Anti-communist Afghan Muslims and their Communist government, The Soviet union jumped in and started enforcing communism but there was a huge anti-communist population so obviously they rebelled. -
Solidarity in Poland
Solidarity is a polish labour union. It was the first labour union in a Warsaw Pact country that wasn't controlled by the communist party. -
Berlin wall falling
The spokesmen for East Berlins Communist Party announced there would be a change in the relations with the West, there for the wall was removed and people celebrated. -
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Czechoslovakia Revolution
This was a period if liberalization in Czechoslovakia after their invasion of the soviet union. -
Cold War end