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Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was a meeting with Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and FDR to create peace and organization of Europe after the war. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference and (schoology) -
Hiroshima
The United States dropped the first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Which many believe that it led to the start of the Cold War. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was made to show that the US will lead the fight against communism after the Great Embassy said they could not provide financial aid. https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=81 -
NATO
NATO was founded after WW2. It was made to help defend each other from the Soviet Union taking over there country. Belgium, Great Britain, Italy, Iceland, Luxembourg, United States, Canada, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and Portugal all joined NATO to help each other. http://www.coldwar.org/articles/40s/NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganizationNATO.asp -
Korean War
The war was against communism. The USA helped with aid to South Korea because of a treaty. People thought this was the first step to world communism take over. https://www.history.com/topics/korea/korean-war -
Korean War
The Korean war was from the cold war. North Korea invaded South Korea for communism. The people thought that it was a step closer to world communism so the US stepped in. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw pact was a defense treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland. It was signed by multiple countries to defend each other if anything where to happen. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam was a resistance war against America.It put the Communist of North Korea, South Korea against the government. America ended up losing the war. https://www.britannica.com/event/Vietnam-War -
Iron curtain
The Berlin wall (iron curtain) was put up to separate the East/West from Communism and Democracy.They put up a concrete wall and barb-wired fences through Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
JFK/Khrushchev/Fidel Castro were the leaders involved in the Cuban missile crisis. Which took 13 days of them in a military stand off.All 3 were ready to use nuclear weapons but it ended in a deal where the US wouldnt invade Cuba. https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis -
Vietnam War
The war started because of containment from the cold war. The war had North Vietnam, South Vietnam, and the United States against each other and the USA withdrew at the end. https://thevietnamwar.info/why-did-the-vietnam-war-start/ -
Fall of Soviet Union
They say the fall of the Soviet union marked the end of the Cold War.The Soviet Union fell into 15 countries. It fell from the west winning freedom, and triumph of Democracy. http://www.coldwar.org/articles/90s/fall_of_the_soviet_union.asp