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Churchill, Truman, and Stalin meet to discuss terms of surrender of Germany- WW 2. -
Truman asks for aid for Turkey and Greece -
US and Canada and Western European countries form an alliance. -
McCarthy begins a hunt for anyone associated with Communism due to fear of Communism. -
US and Russia pick a person to support in Korea. It is now divided into North and South. -
Fidel Castro overthrows Batista when US withdraws support for Batista. -
Russia and US pick people to support and fight for control over Vietnam. It is now divided into North and South. -
Russia making an alliance with other countries in response to NATO. -
US and Soviet Union compete over getting first man to moon. -
US and Soviet Union become known as the World Powers. -
Russia shoots down a US spy plane. -
US Government invades Cuba to overthrow Fidel Castro. -
Soviet Union invades Czechoslovakia and makes it one of its allies. -
There is a nuclear meltdown in Chernobyl, Ukraine controlled by Russia. -
The Wall that Russia put up between East and West Berlin was taken down.