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conference at the end of the war in europe between the us, russia, and the uk. discussion of post-war germany. stalin promises free elections in eastern europe -
The Atomic bomb changed war. America was the only country with that type of detrimental technology at that time. Even though other countries like Russia tried to recreate it they were unable to until years later. These bombs were first used on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and killed nearly 100,000 people. -
In the “Long Telegram,” Kennan said that the Soviet Union did not see the possibility for long-term peace with the capitalist world and that the best strategy was to “contain” communist expansion around the globe. -
Winston Churchill gave a speech including the president about the need for the U.S. and Britain to act as the peace and stability against the threat of communism from the Soviet Union. -
Hollywood 10 were 10 producers, directors, and screenwriters who appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee in October 1947 for potential communist beliefs and or affair. They refused to answer questions. -
The Truman Doctrine is an American foreign policy that was created due to the goal of the containment Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War. The doctrine declared economic and military aid to the Greece and Turkey governments. -
The Molotov Plan was created by the Soviet Union in order to aid to and the countries in Eastern Europe that were politically and economically aligned to the Soviet Union. -
A conflict led by the Chinese Communist Party(Chairman Mao Zedong) that caused the proclamation of the People's Republic of China. -
The Marshall plan was a foreign aid plan intended to prevent the spread of communism in Western Europe and pledged $13 billion of aid to Europe. -
The Soviet Union blocked off the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control to limit the accessibility to the U.S. -
In response to the blockade of land routes into West Berlin, the United States starts a huge airlift of food, water, and medicine to the citizens of the city. -
An international political and military organization with the aim of guaranteeing the freedom and security of its members through political and military means. -
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Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg were tried and executed as Soviet Union spies and for passing atomic secrets to them. -
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