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Berlin Airlift
-Blockade goes up -
Novikov Telegram
-Written by Nikolai Novikov, 1946 -Influenced Soviet thinking of the
US -Analysis of US foreign Policy -Presented a dark and
exaggerated perspective of the US
Policy -Contributed to building tensions
between two superpowers -
Marshal Plan
-George C. Marshall -$13.3 Billion promised for Europe Reconstruction -
NATO
-North Atlantic Treaty
Organization -Founding Members:
Iceland, UK, France, Italy,
Portugal, USA, Belgium,
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Korean War
-North Korea Invades South Korea -The US and the UN provide aid -A peace treaty is signed -
Period: to
Korean War
North Korea invades South Korea. US/UN Coalition forces provide aid. Peace Treaty is signed. Image -
Period: to
Korean War
North Korea invades South Korea. The US and the UN provide military aid. Peace Treaty is signed. Image -
Warsaw Pact
Communist Military
alliance in response to
NATO -
Space Race
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Vietnam War
-US enters the war -US faces Vietcong -Operation Rolling Thunder -Vietnamization -
Period: to
Vietnam War
The US enters and faces the threat of the Vietcong. Operation Rolling Thunder occurs, and then Vietnamization. Image -
Non Aligned Movement
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Soviet-Afghan War
-Iranian Revolution -Mujahideen -Soviet Withdrawl from Afghanistan -
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Soviet-Afghan War
The Iranian Revolution forms the Mujahideen. Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan. Image