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Yalta conference
the big 3 came together and discussed the ending of WW2 decided to split Germany. -
Iron curtain
formed the imaginary boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas
symbolized efforts by the Soviet Union to block itself and its satellite states from open contact with the West and non-Soviet-controlled areas -
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Arms Race
USA and soviet union trying to be more advanced in atomic weapons, lasted during the whole cold war caused major conflicts between these two countries and others. -
Berlin Blockade
an attempt in 1948 by the Soviet Union to limit the ability of France, lasted until may 12 1949 -
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Berlin airlift
The United States and United Kingdom airlifted food and fuel to Berlin from Allied airbases in western Germany after soviet union blocked the entrance -
NATO
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joseph stalin death
stalin had been the leader of the soviet union for many years after his death many things changed, people had more rights and there were less deaths -
Nakita khrushchev comes to power
became leader of the soviet union after Stalins death -
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Vietnam war
War between north and south Vietnam gave the USA south Vietnams main ally a chance to use some of its new weapons and stop communism -
First man made satelite (sputnik)
the soviet union launches first man made satellite huge advance in space technology, USA starts to make its own satellites -
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space race
race to be more andvanced in space led to great advances in space technology and understanding of space -
Fidel castro comes to power
installs a communist government creating conflicts with USA (containment policy) -
U-2 incident
soviet union found out the USA was spying on them shot down plane and put pilot on trial -
Bay of pigs
created major conflicts between USA and Cuba
cuba allied with soviet union -
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Berlin wall
built to keep people from leaving east berlin. -
Cuban missile crisis
United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict. ended October 28 of the same year -
China explodes atomic bomb
china explodes its first atomic bomb
demonstrated to the USA that its not the only one who has atomic bombs -
Soviet invasion of afganistan
lasted over nine years from December 1979 to February 1989 -
Mikhail gorbachev comes to power
was president of the soviet union during many years during the cold war -
German unification
Germany could finally come together after being separated after WW2 -
U.S.S.R break up.
soviet union broke up into 15 separate countries after the cold war
