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Stalin Declares War
Stalin declares a cold war against the communists -
Iron Curtain
"Iron Curtain" meaning the big seperation of Capatilists in the West and the Communists in the East -
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Cold War
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Iron Curtain Speech
Churchill states the "Iron Curtain" has decended and the Communists are on the other side. -
Truman Doctorine
Truman establishes a doctorine that states it will provide support to countries against communism -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlln Airlift was the allied forces helping the citizens in the west by dropping crates of food and supplies to them -
NATO
NATO was made to keep communists at bay -
Korean War
The US aiding the Capatalists Koreans and the Soviets aiding the Communists -
Warsaw pact
The warsaw pact was made to keep capitalists at bay -
Space Race
The Soviets and the US were racing to see who can get to space first and explore -
Sputnik 1 launch
Soviets launced an artifical space probe to circle the earth and detect radio waves -
U-2 Reconnaissance Plane
The US tried to spy on the Soviets using the U-2 Reconnaissance Plane but the Soviets shot it down. -
Reagan visits Wall
Reagan visits the Berlin wall to raise hope -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was constructed to seperate Germany from the Communists and the Capitalists -
Cuban Missle Crisis
The Soviets put nuclear missles on the shore of Cuba. This was the closest the US got to going to nuclear war. -
Soviets Invade Afganistan
The Soviets attemped to invade and take Afganistan but they failed
