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Allied military courts tried more than 200 nazi and military officails
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A sharp division of Europe that was a result of soviet actions. The curtain seperated the east from the west.
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The Truman Doctrine was a pledge to provide economic and military aid and to oppose the spread of communism.
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The U.S. government launched a program of economic aid. U.S. secratary George Marshall, provided $13 billion for rebuilding Europe.
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Berlins residents were no longer able to import food, coal, and other vital supplies. Berlin Airlift was a massive effort to supply West Berlin by air.
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An alliance called the North Atlantic Treaty Organizaton. It was designed to counter Soviet power in Europe.
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The U.S. tested the first fusion-powered hydrogen bomb with spectacular results.
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The Soviet Union and the communist nations of eastern Europe formed their own alliance.
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The Arms Race was struggle between nations to gain atvantage of weapons.
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Sputnik was historys first artificial satellite- an object that rotates earth. In response the U.S. government founded the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA in 1958
