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conference at the end of the war in europe between the US, Russia, and UK. Discussion of post war Germany. Stalin promises free elections in Europe. -
The US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
A speech given by Winsten Churchill raising awareness for the countries that Russia was taking over -
A long telegram from a US ambassador stationed in Russia that recommended for the US to use containment to stop Russia from further expanding -
The goal of the Truman Doctrine was to contain Russia and to provide support to the countries threatened by Russia. -
A system created by the Soviet Union to aid and help rebuild their European allies -
the Marshall plan provided over 15 billion dollars to European countries to help rebuild them post war. -
The Soviet Union completely block everything coming in and out of Berlin. -
The US is forced to fly supplies into the city by plan for almost a year. -
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created to protect the freedom of its members -
The soviet Union tested its first atom bomb -
The Chinese Communist Revolution was led by the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman Mao Zedong and resulted in the People's Republic of China -
The Hollywood 10 were 10 Hollywood producers that made a video denouncing McCarthyism and the Hollywood blacklisting. -
Alger Hiss was convicted of perjury after a long FBI investigation -
The Korean War was fought between North and South Korea. The US joined South Korea. -
The Rosenberg couple were executed in 1953 for being Soviet spies. -
The Korean Armistice established the Demilitarized Zone in between South and North Korea -
The Army-McCarthy hearings were investigations of accusations between the US Army and U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy. -
The Warsaw Pact was a collective defense treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Europe -
The Hungarian Revolution was a countrywide revolution against the Stalinist government.