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Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was a meeting of British prime minister Winston Churchill, Soviet premier Joseph Stalin, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Dies
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The Truman Doctrine
The Doctrine stated that if communism from the USSR tried to spread out and take over other countries USA will interfere and go to war if need -
Marshal Plan
USA gave EU over 13 Billion USD to help in economic assistance -
Berlin Airlift
The plan was developed after Russia decided to block off roads necessary to give aid. -
NATO created
An Alliance which was formed with members such as Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States -
Arms Race
The competition for armory superiority during the 1950's which lasted to well into the 2010's -
Korean War
Started because North Korea attempted to take over South Korea -
Joseph Stalin Dies
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Korean War Ends
Ended when North Korea, South Korea, and USA signed a cease fire/ Armistice -
Vietnam War
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Space Race
A race that started out of fear of being possibly nuked from the moon -
U-2 Incident
A Pilot entered soviet air space and then was shot down when he was doing a surveillance in attempts of discovering what the soviets were trying to develop -
Berlin Wall Built
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Bay Of Pigs Invasion
A failed invasion to take over cuban military supplies -
SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty)
A treaty signed by the US and USSR to limit the amount of nuclear weapons that both can have at the time -
Vietnam War Ends
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"Tear Down This Wall!"
Ronald Reagan's speech directed to Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall -
Berlin Wall Destroyed
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USSR Breakup
