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United Nations was started as an international. org to pervent wars.
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germany divided alliese split germany into 4 zones ruled by US,UK,USSR, and France.
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stalin openly declared incompatibility of communism and capitilasm, triggering the Cold War.
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churchill coind the term 'iron curtain'
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The us dropped twp atomic bombs on japan, beginning the nuclear age.
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Was a US policy of giving econimc and military aid to free nations threatned by internal or external opponents.
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The Marshall Plan was a Us program to give asssistance to help European countries rebuild after the war
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congress approved the $ 12.5 billion plan only after communists took over Czechoslovakia.
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planned to begin circulation of a new currency in their zones of Germany.
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A massive operation of flying food and supplies into West Berlin to sustain the whole city.
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US joined with 10 Western European nations and canada to form the North Alantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a defensive military alliance.
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USSR admitted defeat by lifting the blokcade
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US an USSR began using spies, propaganda, diplomcy, and secret operations to outmanuver one another.
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USSR tested its first atomic bomb
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US developed H-bomb
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USSR developed H-bomb
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West German was admitted to NATO resurrecting Soviets fears of a strong Germany.
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USSR formed its own alliance called the WARSAW.
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Soviets developed an intercontinental ballistic missile ( ICBM) which was capable of hitting the US.
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The soviets used an ICBM to launch the first satellite into space
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Us launched its first satellite
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Soviets erected the Berlin Wall in August 1961 to seprate comminist East Berlin from capitalist West Berlin.
