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YALTA CONFERENCE
THE BIG 3 LEADERS MADE AN AGREEMENT THAT STALIN WOULD JOIN THEM TO ATTACK JAPAN TO END WORLD WAR II. THEY THOUGHT EVERYTHING WOULD WORK IF BRITAIN & THE U.S LET THE SOVIET UNION CONTROL EASTERN EUROPE AFTER THE WAR AND THE SOVIET ALLOWED FREE ELECTIONS IN EASTERN EUROPE -
THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE
THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE IS A NEW POLICY THAT LIMITS THE SPREAD OF COMMUNISM TO AREAS THAT IS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE SOVIET UNION ALREADY -
MARSHALL PLAN
THE MARSHALL PLAN WAS THE LARGE AID PACKAGE THAT THE U.S. SENT TO HELP WESTERN EUROPE STRENGTHEN THEIR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS. -
BERLIN AIRLIFT
STALIN HAD A STRONG HATE AGAINST THE WESTERN ALLIES, SO HE TRIED TO FORCE THE WESTERTN ALLIES OUT OF THE BERLIN AREA SO THE WESTERN ALLIES RESPONDED BY CREATING A ROUND-THE-CLOCK-AIRLIFT WHICH SENT FOOD AND FUEL TO BERLIN -
NATO (NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION)
THE UNITED STATES, CANDA AND 10 OTHER COUNTRIES MADE A NEW MILITARY ALLIANCE. THEY ALL AGREED THAT THEY WILL HELP EACHOTHER IF ANY OF THEM WERE ATTACKED -
WARSAW PACT
THE SOVIET UNION CREATED THEIR OWN MILITARY ALLIANCE. THE WARSAW PACT INCLUDE SOVIET UNION AND 7 OTHER SATELLITES IN EASTERN EUROPE. THE WARSAW PACT OFFICALLY SHOWED THAT EUROPE WAS SPLIT APART