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The Suez Canal
allowed night travel, built by Egyptians, French money, British used it the most -
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Presidents in office
Franklin Roosevelt’s
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Henry S Wallace -
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End of ww2
V-E day is created when Germany surrenders -
The Red Scare
when there was a suspicion of communism and fear of widespread infultration of communism in US. -
The Creation of the United Nations
46 Representation met in Washington to sign the Declaration of the united nations, because league of nations failed -
The Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was a meeting of the Big Three in February 1945,to decide what would happen to Europe and Germany after WW2. -
The Long Telegraph
Stalin wanted the Soviets to take over Eastern Europe. -
Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill's term for the Cold War division -
Marshall Plan
USA helped rebuild Europe by giving them money. This increased foreign trade and prevent communism. -
Berlin Blockade/Airlift
United States and Britain to ship by air 2.3 million tons of supplies -
Truman Doctrine
President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism -
The Creation of NATO
protect its members from a possible attack from the Soviet Union -
McCarthyism
a campaign against alleged communists in the US government -
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The Korean War
North korea invaded south korea causing war -
Duck and cover 2
A civil defense used when threatened of nuclear bombings -
The Rosenbergs
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg from New York and got convicted for Conspiracy to commit espionage -
The Warsaw Pact
headed by the Soviet Union in 1955. It was designed as a response to NATO. Members were to support each other if attacked. -
Eisenhower doctrine
the right of the US to help on request any nation in the Middle East trying to resist armed Communist -
U-2 incident
shot down a U2 spy plane and captured it's pilot
