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The Civil War broke out as soon as WWII ended. It was between the Communists and the Nationalists.
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The Berlin Blockade was the first major crisis during the Cold War. This was when the Soviets blocked off our Allies rails, roads, and canals in Berlin. The Soviets would only back off if the Allies witdrew from Deutschmark.
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The Berlin Airlift was the Allies way of sending supplies around. Since the Soviets blocked off every other way of deliverying supplies.
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The NATO was primarily a security pact. This came about because the Allied side needed a better way to be sucure in case anyone tried to attack.
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This was a 58 page policy encouraging Containment to stop Communism. It largely shaped the forein policy for the next 20 years.
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Was a war between North and South Korea. The UN lead by the US allied with the south and China allied with the north.
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General MacArthur was fired because he was giving speeches and statements that contradicted President Truman's statements.
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This was the formation of an alliance Soviets made with Eastern countries. It was formed mainly to counterbalance the Allies alliance with the NATO.
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The Sputnik was the world's first artifical satilite. It was about the size of a beach ball and took 98 minutes to orbit the earth.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis was also known as the October Crisis, the Missile Scare, or the Caribbean Crisis. It was between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba.
