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Churchill traveled to Missouri to talk about the ideas that the communist Eastern countries had.
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This started the idea of containment. It also tried to stop the spread of Communism and it said the US would help any countries that could possibly become Communist.
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Gave small European countries money to boost their economy and to rebuild their cities. This money would try to help the spread of Communism.
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The USSR created a blockade to stop people from moving to the west side of Berlin. The USSR stopped supplies going to west Berlin and the US sent in supplies by planes.
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The US and its allies created an alliance that would try to keep the peace throughout the world.
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The USSR becomes the second country to successfully test a nuclear bomb.
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North Korea invanded South Korea in an attempt to turn the South communist. The US joined to stop the spread of communism.
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The Warsaw Pact was formed in response to NATO. The USSR made an alliance with their neighboring countries.
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During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the US sent planes to further investigate Cuba. One of the planes was shot down while taking pictures.
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The building of the Berlin Wall began. This separated West Berlin and East Berlin.
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The US becomes actively involved in stopping the spread of communism in Vietnam.
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JFK learns of nuclear missiles in Cuba. He creates a plan to remove the missiles, but in return the US has to remove their missiles from Turkey.
