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The Long March
Communists defeat the Chinese Nationalists -
Policy of Containment
this was Truman's idea of trying to control the very loose nuclear trigger fingered countries
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Marshall Plan
This was the policy in which America was to help rebuild Europe's economies -
Truman Doctrine
This was President Truman's protection plan for greece and Turkey from communism -
Berlin Airlift
This was when the Communists put a giant blockade around Berlin's city limits and we simpily flew over them and air droppped supplies to the people suffering -
Comecon
Concil for Mutual Economic Assistance
This was a Communist government welfare system
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NATO formed
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
This was made to keep world peace but it still could not stop the current rising tensions of nuclear warfare -
Creation of Federal Repubic of Germany
This was known as West Germany when it was divided into 4 sectors, and it ended any discussion about East and West Germany re-uniting -
Korean War
South Korea .vs. North Korea, Anti Communism .vs. Communism -
Stalin's Death
Joesph Stalin was the Communist leader of the once imperial Soviet union -
Soviet drops first atomic bomb
This bomb run by the Soviet's was over double the strength of the American atomic bomb, it officially started a nuclear arms race -
Soviets Launch Sputnik
Sputnik was a Soviet Union satellite, this was the first artificial satellite ever, this really pushed America to try and compete with the advanced technology of the Soviets. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was built a
in an effort to keep the communism from spreading -
Cuban Missle Crisis
The Cuban Missle Crisis was one of the most serious wars that was prevented by pure luck. Castro the Cuban leader had USSR missles armed and ready for deployment but luckily they never were used. -
Johnson gets more troops to start Vietnam War
President Johnson thought that it was nesscesary to send in more troops for the Vietnam War, this really kicked off the war. -
Nixon signs agreement to withdraw from Vietnam
President nixon decided to withdraw the united States troops from the war because North Korea had some of our allies as POW's and we needed them back so we withsrew from the war -
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
This war known as the Bear Trap was a war that was fought because of high tensions between the two countries, Afghan would take a step and then the Soviet Union would start jogging. It was going back and forth for months before the war actually started -
Berlin Wall finally falls
People went all out against the wall with hammers and picks in an attempt to tear it down, they were successful. -
Comecon Ends
(no specific month or day) Comecon finally ends because of bad business it ran itself into the ground
