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Yalta conferance
it was a meeting of British prime minister Winston Churchill, Soviet premier Joseph Stalin, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt early in February 1945 as World War II was winding down. Also Agreement to govern Germany jointly
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Truman Doctrine
This was an American foreign policy to stop Soviet imperialism during the Cold War.Truman requested $400 million from Congress in aid to help both Greece and Turkey because they
were in danger of falling into communist insurgents during the war
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Marshall Plan
It was an American initiative to aid Europe, in which the United States gave $13 billion from 1948 to 1952 in economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II. Although the Soviet Union and communist Eastern Europe decline U.S. aid, citing "dollar enslavement."
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Berlin Airlift
At the end of the Second World War, U.S., British, and Soviet military forces divided and occupied Germany. Also divided into occupation zones. British planes airlift 1.5 million tons of supplies to the residents of West Berlin. After 200,000 flights, the Soviet Union lifts the blockade.
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creation of comecon
The purpose was to provide aid to communist nations so that they would not take money from the US, it was Soviet response to Marshall Plan established 1949 and was the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
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creation of NATO
NATO's purpose is to improve the strength, well being, and freedom of its members through a system of collective security.U.S Pledge to protect and support one another if ever attacked
USA, Canada, Brit, Fr, & 8 others in West
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Korean War
Communist China and the USSR gave aid, military support and weapons to support the North, NATO forces led by the U.S. pushed the North Koreans up to the Chinese borders. The war officially ended in 1953 with the nation split into North and South Korea at the 38th parallel as it was before the conflict. Communism did not spread. -
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Vietnam War
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Cuban Revolution
Fidel Castro overthrew a corrupt government led by Fulgencio Batista on Jan 1st 1959. He took government control over all major industries and installed a totalitarian communist regime with the support of the Soviet Union (USSR). The United States supported and trained 1,000+ Cuban. “Bay of Pigs Invasion” failed and US cut off all ties with Cuba.
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Space race
The Space Race grew out of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, the most powerful nations after World War II. United States sent the first man to the moon
July 20, 1969 this included Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin.
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Cuban missile crisis
Summer 1962, the Soviet Union sent nuclear missiles into Cuba. US President John F. Kennedy demanded that the missiles be removed with the threat of war. October 28th, 1962, Khrushchev removed the missiles from Cuba. This meant Nuclear war was avoided.
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Olympics
USSR beat the USA in 1972 gold round final. 51-50.
The USA hadn’t lost an Olympic basketball contest since 1936!
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Soviets fight in Afghanistan
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Falling of Berlin War
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Post Cold War conflict
Chechnya (since mid-1990s)
2. Terrorism
3. Human rights issues
4. Soviet Pres. Putin
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