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Formation of the Eastern Bloc
It was a group of several European countries that were formed for political , military , economical reasons . Main goal was to protect the soviet military interests . The countries involved were, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania,, Yugoslavia , Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia. -
postwar occupation and division of germany
They divided Germany because soviet leader wanted Germany divided so it could not rise to power again. Germany was divided into four areas. Great Britain was in the north , France in the southwest , the united states in the south and soviet union in the east . -
Enactment of Marshall Plan
It was a us sponsored idea to rehabilite the economic balance of the 17 western and southern countries. So that they could survive decently after the tragedy of world war 2. -
Berlin Blockade and Airlift
It was one of the first international crisis of the cold war . The soviet union cut off all land and river transit between west berlin and west Germany . The western allies responded with a massive airlift to go to west berlins aid.