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The Iron Curtain is a group of countries united under the Soviet Union. They act as a blockade against Europe and mainland Russia. The countries that are in it are the Soviet Union, East Germany, Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Albania, and Bulgaria. -
The Truman Doctrine is a US policy that pledges American support against Authoritarian threats. The Primary goal is countering the growth of the Soviet Union and communism. -
The Berlin wall blocked the western allies railroads, road, canals and access to Berlin. It was one of the first international crisis for the cold war. -
NATO is the North Atlantic treaty Organization. It is made up of counties to rival the Iron Curtain. This includes the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations. -
The Korean War had North Korea and the Soviet Union vs South Korea and the US. The war ended with a stalemate neither sides gained any land. -
The Cuban revolution was lead by Fidel Castro who ruled from 1959 to 2008. They over through the government by using weaponry. -
The Vietnam war started in 1954 to 1975. It started because The US didn't want Communism to spread into South Vietnam. At the end of the war the US pulled out and Vietnam fell under communism rule. -
The Space Race was between the US and Russia. It was a battle of what country can get there first. The US lagged behind most of the time but in the end the US had a man on the moon first. -
The Suez canal was in Egypt, It was owned by France and Britain. They didn't want to finance it even though they said they would. So The president of Egypt seized control of it collecting the tolls while threating other countries with shutting it down. -
The U2 incident is when the soviet Union shot down a US U2 Reconnaissance plane over the Soviet Union territory. This got brought up in the summit conference were it collapsed from the the US and Soviet Union arguments. -
The Bay of pigs Invasion happened in Cuba. It was an invasion from 1500 Cubans that opposes Fidel and it was funded by the US. -
The Berlin crisis happened because the Soviet cut off part of Berlin from everybody else stopping the flow of trade. Then the Soviets wanted them to leave Berlin. -
The US was afraid of the Soviets have nuclear missiles in Cuba. fearing that the US put a blockade on Cuba not allowing them to receive shipments. -
A nuclear plant in the Soviet Union failed and exploded. It killed and immediately killed 50 people, but the explosion released radioactive particles making lots of people sick. -
The Berlin wall surrounded the western part of Germany trapping them in. Laws passed so they could get out but then they destroyed the wall.