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Cold War
Was a mutual disagreement between the USSR and the U.S. -
Potsdam Conference
Truman demanded free elections in eastern Europe -
Yalta Conference
Was cited as the start of the cold war. -
Greece
The U.S. sent aid to Greece so the communists would not win the war. -
Truman Doctine
U.S will provide military and economic aid to the countries of Europe. -
Marshall Plan
The plan to provide war-tarn Europe with 13 billion dollars to help them rebuild what they lost. -
Berlin Air Lift
With the Soviets putting a blockade up the Allies shipped supplies by air plane -
NATO
Was a signed agreement to help any allied country in need. -
COMECON
The Soviet plan to aid in rebuilding Soviet bloc nations. -
Arms Race
Began after the U.S made the first Atom bomb, the USSR had to have the same power so they hurried and made one themselves. -
Hydrogen Bomb
Was created after the Atom bomb, explosion is more then 10,000 lbs. of TNT. -
Krushchev
Was the leader of USSR, he tried to get rid of everything Stalin built. -
Eisenhower
Eisenhower was an American politician and Army general who served as the 34th President of the United States -
Warsaw Pact
A signed agreement with the Axis powers to help anyone that need help. -
Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarians wanted to be free from the Communist hand, but Khrushchev went to Budapest with tanks and crushed the Anti-communist forces. -
Sputnik 1
Was the first satellite(soviet) to go into space. -
Space Race
Began after Sputnik was sent into space to send radio signals about the allies location, then the USSR and US tried to race and see who could get a man to space first. -
Fidel Castro
Was the new communist leader of Cuba, wanted to help the USSR. -
U-2
American spy plane shot down by the Soviets. -
Yuri Gagarin
Was the first person to travel to space and live, was then on known as a super star. -
Construction of the Berlin wall
This wall will divide east Germany from West Germany, just to keep the east Germans locked in. -
Bay of Pigs
Was a mission where Cuban exiles would invade Cuba and lead a revolt, but failed miserably. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The USSR was going to have missiles placed in Cuba to have a clear shot at the U.S. but the U.S. didn't want missiles that close to the American Soil. -
JFK
Was the presedent of the U.S., was assassinated a couple years later. Made the dumb decision of the Bay of Pigs. -
Vietnamization
An agreement that Nixon would slowly withdraw his forces fro Vietnam. -
Detente
Was a time of relaxation among the US and USSR, the arms race had slowed down and both focused with internal struggles -
Perestroika
The policy of reconstructing the Soviet Unions economy. -
Glasnost
The policy of freedom for the people of the Soviet Union, it was less strict on their rules. -
Fall of the Berlin wall
This year is the year everyone will remember, because there is a unified Germany. -
Soviet Union Breakup
With the new policies the USSR was destined to disband into 15 separate republics.
