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Yalta Conference
What- Decision making on Germany and how it should be governed after the defeat.
Where-Russian resort.
Effect on Cold War-Made goals such as the establishment of the United Nations and ganging Soviet agreement to end the war against Japan.
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Hiroshima Bombing
What-The Allies issued orders for atomic bombs to be used on four Japanese cities.
Where-The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Effect on Cold War-There are historians who think that the atomic bomb.
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Bombing of Nagasaki
What-A second atom bomb is dropped on Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally in Japan's unconditional surrender.
Where- Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Effect on Cold War-The intention was to force Japan to surrender, thus avoiding a long war in the Pacific.
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Potsdam Conference
What- Meetings held by the “Big Three” heads of state.
Where- Cecilienhof, Potsdam, Germany
Effect on Cold War- Conference failed to settle most of the important issues at hand and helped set the stage for the Cold war.
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Molotov Plan
What-System created by the Soviet Union
Where-Eastern Europe.
Effect on Cold War-This aid allowed countries in Europe to stop relying on American aid.
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Truman Doctrine
What-Joined NATO because they were scared of Russia.
Where-Greece and Turkey
Effect on Cold War- American foreign policy whose stated purpose was to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War.
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Marshall Plan
What-An American initiative
Where-Western Europe
Effect on Cold War- Effectively taken control of much of central and eastern Europe and established its satellite republics as communist nations.
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Brussels Treaty
What-Created a collective defense alliance.
Where-Belgium
Effect on Cold War-It led to the formation of NATO and the Western European Union.
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Berlin Block aid
What-One of the first major international crises of the Cold War.
Where-Berlin, Germany
Effect on Cold War- Made the USSR look to the rest of the world like a cruel and capricious enemy.
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NATO
What-Provide collective security against the Soviet Union.
Where-Washington, D.C
Effect on Cold War-Forced provided a front line deterrence against the Soviet Union and its satellite states.
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Soviet Creation of Nuclear Weapons
What-The U.S.S.R. exploded its own atomic bomb. The Soviets successfully tested their first nuclear device.
Where-Semipalatinsk
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Korean War
What-Communist army crossed the 38th Parallel and invaded non-Communist South Korea.
Where- Korea
Effect on Cold War- A loss to communism anywhere was thought of as a loss everywhere.
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Stalin's Death
What-Suffered from a stroke.
Where-Kuntsevo Dacha
Effect on Cold War-Eastern Europe remained in thrall to the U.S.S.R., the gulags still ... And the world continues to suffer the impact of this cost.
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Fidel Castro Taking Over
What-Castro decided to fight for the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista's military junta by founding a paramilitary organisation, "The Movement".
Where-Cuba, United States
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Warsaw Pact
What-Created in reaction to the integration of West Germany into NATO
Where-Poland
Effect on Cold War-Came to be seen as quite a potential militaristic threat, as a sign of Communist dominance
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Vietnam War
What-Was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government
Where-Vietnam War
Effect on Cold War-The Soviets were supplying Vietnam with ammunition, weapons, food, and support.
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