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Germany Divided
Allies split Germany into four zones ruled by the US, UK, USSR, and France. -
UN Created
UN was formed as an intenational orgainzation to prevent wars. -
US Drops Atomic Bomb
US drops two atomic bombs on Japan. -
Start of Cold War
Stalin declared of imcompatibilty of communism and capitalism. -
Iron Curtain
Church Hill used the term "Iron Curtain". -
Trueman Doctrine
A US policy giving ecomomic and military aid to free nations threathened by internal and external expponents. -
Marshall plan anncconced
George Marshal ancconces the Marshall plan. -
Congress approved $12.5 Billion plan
After the communist take Czechoslovakia they approve the Marshall plan. -
New Currency
Western allies circulate new currency. -
Berlin Airlift
Allies start the Berlin Airlift to bring supplies to West Berlin. -
Spies
US and USSR begin using spies. -
NATO Formed
US and other allies form NATO. -
USSR Defeated
USSR lifted blockade from Berlin -
USSR First Atomic Bomb Test
USSR tests there first atomic bomb. -
H Bomb
US made the H Bomb -
USSR H Bomb
The USSR made the H Bomb -
New NATO member
West Germany admitted into NATO -
Warsaw Pact
USSR form Warsaw Pact -
ICBM
Intercontinental ballistic missle was made and was able to hit the US -
First Satellite
USSR used ICBM to lauch Sputnik into space -
US Satellite
US lauch there first satellite into space -
US Spy Found
US spy plane shot down and was imprisoned for 2 years -
Berlin War
USSR created Berlin Wall
