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Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was the final wartime meeting of the leaders of the Allied "Big Three" nations. -
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The Cold War
The United States and the Soviet Union. World wide power struggle for political influence. Democracy v. Communism. -
Beginning of the Cold War
The open struggle of power and influence between the Soviet Union and United States in decades after WWII. Which alarmed the United States and Western Governments. -
Berlin Blockade/Airlift
The Berlin Airlift happened because -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was created to personally seal off the east and west for twenty-eight years. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The leader of the Soviet Union, Khrushchev, attempted to spread Communism in the West by helping Cuba. In exchange, Fidel Castro aloud Khrushchev to place nuclear weapons in Cuba. This ended when John F. Kennedy removed U.S. nuclear missiles from Turkey. -
Vietnam War
The longest war in American history, the Vietnam War was a United States loss with 60,000 deaths. Congress creates the War Powers Act in 1973. -
Glasnot/Perestroika
Policies created by Mikhail Gorbachev. Perestroika refers to reconstruction of the political and economic system, and Glasnot means "openness", named for the social and political reforms. Ended in 1991 -
Fall of Communism/Soviet Union
On December 21, 1991, eleven of the Union of Soviet Socialists declared freedom. This, combined with the Russian Civil War, brought the Cold War to a close.