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