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Yalta Conference
The World War II meeting of the of governments of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union to discuss Germany and Europe's postwar. -
Arms Race
A competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over supremacy in nuclear warfare. -
Marshall Plan
A program the United States created to give large amounts of economic aid to European countries. -
Berlin Blockade
the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to Berlin -
Berlin Airlift
military operation that brought food and other goods into West Berlin by air. -
Joseph Stalin's Death
Stalin was succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev as First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party -
Space Race
fight for supremacy between the U.S. and the Soviets over having the first aircraft in space. -
U-2 Incident
United States U-2 spy plane was shot down while in Soviet airspace -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The failed attempt by Cuban exiles to invade Cuba -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over missile sites in Cuba.
