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The Truman Doctrine
In the early 1947 Soviet-backed Communist were threatening the governments of Greece and Turkey. President Truman used this opportunity to announce what became known as the Truman Doctrine, it was a pledge to provide economic and military aid to oppose the spread of communism. -
Berlin Airlift
The Soviets had blocked off all land, rail, and water routes into West Berlin, because of that 2 million residents were not able to import food, coal, and other vital supplies. Then they organized the Berlin sirlift, a massive effort to supply the West Berlin by air. -
NATO and Warsaw Pact
The United States , Canada, and most Western European countries joined together in a military alliance, they're alliance was called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO. Then the Soviet Union and the Communist nations of Eastern Europe formed their own alliance called Warsaw Pact. -
Arms Race
This was a struggle between nations to gain an advantage in weapons. These weapons were nuclear bombs that would lead to destruction -
Sputnik
Sputnik was the Soviets successful launch they had in the arms race, it made them ahead in technology. It was history's first artificial satellite. -
Counterculture
This was a rebellion of teenagers and young adults against mainstream American society-spread acroos the country. Many young people adopted unconvetional values, clothing, and behavior, which shocked some mainstream Americans. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
This was a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of the Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, After a two week standoff, Soviet leaders removed the missiles when the United States agreed to remove theirs in Turkey and promised not to attack Cuba. -
Solidarity
Polish electrian Lech Walesa led hundreds of thousands of workers in an anti-government protest movement. Polands communist government used martial law to suppress this anti-Communist movement but could not destroy it. -
Glasnost and Perestroika
Glasnost means "openess" and it meant a willingnessto discussopenly the Soviet Union problems. Perestroika means "restructuring" and reffered to the reform of the Soviet economic and political system -
Velvet Revolution
In Czechoslovakia had pushed the Communist out of power peacefully.
