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Churchill, Iron Curtain
it is not a physical border but a symbol of the political, military, and ideological barrier between the 2 powers -
Marshall Plan
George Marshall, it was an economic plan to offer aid to all nations in Europe, 90% was economic aid 10%
was loan -
Division of India
Britain divided India into India and Pakistan and left the region -
The Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine on the policy of containment and aid to those fighting communists -
Death of Gandhi
Gandhi was assassinated -
Comecon
economic organization of communist states, the USSR did not allow the satellites to choose their own economic policies -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, military support to one
another in case of any foreign attack -
Death of Stalin
Stalin was the second leader of the Soviet Union -
Warsaw Pact
mutual defense and assistance within the Eastern Block, led by the USSR -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The reunification of East and West Germany and symbolized the end of the Cold War