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Yalta Conference
The big 3 and Stalin meet, sited as start of Cold War -
United Nations
U.S joins, settle world problems by avoiding armed conflicts. -
Potsdam
Truman, demanded free elections in East Europe. Does not happen -
Arms Race
USA and USSR compete in building nuclear weapons; adds tension between countries. -
"Iron Curtain"
Churchill first used the term "iron curtain" to describe the communist nations of Europe. -
Truman Doctrine
USA provide military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism. -
Policy of Containment
"Domino Effect" Created by Kennan, keep communism within existing boundaries -
Marshall Plan
U.S. economic recovery for war torn Europe. -
Berlin Blockade
Soviets block entrances to Berlin . Cut off allied supplies to West Berlin -
Berlin Airlift
US and British airplanes fly supplies into West Berlin. -
NATO Formed
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Military alliance -
USSR exploded 1st atomic bomb
Prompts the US to develop the hydrogen bomb -
Korean War
United Nations forces the stop of communist aggression and expansion -
Vietnam War
U.S. joined to stop spread of communism. -
Hydrogen Bomb
US develops, more destructive than 1st atomic weapons -
Joseph Stalin Dies
Stops further problems/spread of communism. Leader of Soviet Union. -
khrushchev to Power
Led Soviet Union during Cold War after Stalin's death -
Warsaw Pact
Military alliance of communist block nations. "collective security" -
Space Race
US and USSR race into space; creates tension between countries to show dominance. -
Sputnik
1st satellite to orbit earth and to send radio signals back to earth. USSR -
U-2 Incident
American spy plane shot down by USSR -
1st man into space
Yuri Gagarin, USSR -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles, trying to get rid of Castro. -
Berlin wall Start
Building started. Keep East Germans from fleeing to West Germany -
Berlin Wall End
Finished building. Keep East Germans from fleeing to West Germany -
Cuban Missile Crisis
USSR place nuclear missiles in Cuban ships -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Soviets invaded Afghanistan to stop Marxist rules -
Gorbachev to Power
President of Soviet Union, ends arms race/cold war, attempted to liberate Soviet Union -
INF Treaty
First nuclear arms control agreement to reduce nuclear weapons, not just setting a limit. -
German Unification
East and West Germany unified. Outcome of war -
USSR Breakup
Gorbachev resigned. USSR Became Russia; democracy more popular. cold war "ends"
