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Germany Divided
Allies split Germany into 4 zones ruled by US, UK, USSR and France. -
UN was created
United Nations was created as an international organization to prevent wars. -
US Bomb Drop
US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan begining an atomic war. -
Stalin
Stalin openly decared incompatibility of communism and capitalism, triggering the Cold War. -
Iron Curtain
Church Hill coined this to describe boundary seperating communists Eastern Europe from capitalist Western Europe. -
The Truman Doctrine
A US policy of giving economic and military aid to free nations threatened by internal or ecternal opponents. -
Marshal Plan
A US program to give assistance to help European countries rebuild after war. -
Czechoslovoskia Takeover
Congress approved the $12.5 billion plan only after communists took over Czechoslovoskia. -
Western Allies
Planned to begin circulation of a new currency in their zones of Germany. -
Berlin Aircraft
Western Allies began a massive opperation of flyig food and supplies into West Berlin to sustain the whole city. -
US v.s. USSR
US and USSR began using soies, propaganda, diplomacy, and secret operations to outmaneuver one another. -
NATO
US joined with 10 Western European nations and Canada to form the North Atlantic military Treaty Organization, a defensive alliance. -
USSR Defeat
USSR admitted defeat by lifting the blockade. -
USSR Boom
USSR tested first atomic bomb -
US H-Bomb
US developed H-bomb -
USSR H-Bomb
USSR developed H-bomb -
Soviet Fears
West Germany was admitted to NATO resurrecting Soviet fears of a strong Germany. -
Warsaw Pact
USSR formed its own alliance which included all of Eastern Europe and East Germany. -
ICBM
Soviets developed an intercontinental ballistic missel. -
Soviets First Launch
Soviets used an ICBM to launch the first satelite into space. -
US Fisrt Satelite
US launched its first satelite. -
US First Launch
US launched its first satelite. -
US spy down
US spy plane was shot down over USSR. and Powers spent two years in Soviet prison for espionage. -
Berlin Wall
Soviets erected the Berlin Wall to seperate communists East Berlin from capitalist West Berlin.
