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Yalta Conference
Big Three met and discussed German terms of surrender and post war occupations of Germany -
San Francisco
1st meeting held, New York permanent headquarters -
Potsdam
Truman demanded free elections in Eastern Europe, Stalin wanted buffer of Communist states in Eastern Europe. -
Arms Race
Rapid increase of quality and or quantity of instrumets of military power -
Winston Churchill
"An iron curtain has descended across the continent."
Iron Curtain- Nickname used to refer to Communist nations of Europe. -
Truman Doctrine
American foreign policy created to stop the spread of the Soviet Union. Announced by President Harry S. Truman -
Marshall Plan
U.S. economic recovery for war-torn Europe, 13 billion dollars in U.S. loans -
Berlin Aircraft
United States and United Kingdom airlifted food and fuel inside German walls to help lift the Berlin Wall -
Korean War
North Korea invaded South Korea causing a massive war -
Death of Stalin
Stalin dies of massive heart attack' -
Vietnam War
3 million killed, started due to some conflict in the region -
Space Race
Us and Russia compete to see who gets to space first, Russia first human in space, Us first human on moon -
U-2 Incident
United States U-2 spy plane was shot down in Soviet Airspace -
Bay Of Pigs Invasion
Military invaded Cuba but failed, CIA undertaken -
Berlin Wall
Huge loophole, prevented intruders from intruding. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Conflict between the US and the Soviet Union over a missile that the Soviets had put in Cuba -
Soviet Invasion Of Afghanistan
Insurgent groups fought against Soviet Union, between 850,000 to a million civilians were killed -
INF Treaty
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, US and USSR required to eliminate nuclear weapons. -
German Unification
East German states became a part of the Federal Republic of Germany. -
U.S.S.R. Breakup
The Soviet Union ended in 1991 peacefully, weapons were dis armed and given up
