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The Yalta Conference
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met at Yalta ,which was a Soviet resort on the Black Sea, to plan the postwar world. The key issue discussed at Yalta was Poland, because after the Germans invaded Poland, the Polish government fled to Britain. Soon after many changes there were two governments that claimed the right to govern Poland. Even though there was some differences they compromised to the idea of The Polish Government being acknowledged set up by Soviets -
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Truman Presidency
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End of WWII
This was the end of the 6 year war but also the beginning of tensions between global governments and organizations -
The Creation of the United Nations
The United Nations was organization where delegates from 39 countries met to and vote towards worldly actions and decisions. It’s purpose was to prevent another world war with the international political organization -
The Long Telegraph
The U.S. received an 8,000-word telegram from George Kennan, an Embassy official. This has become known as 'the Long Telegram', and it said exactly what the American government wanted it to. Kennan hated Communism and the Soviet government. -
Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain was a barrier separating Europe into two areas from the end of World War II to the end of the Cold War -
The Red Scare
Rumors and accusations spawned fears that Communist were trying to take over the world by infiltrating huge governments. Once it was accused upon someone of the government, many citizens widespread were in fear of it being real. -
Truman Doctrine
Truman went before Congress and asked for $400 Million to fight Communist aggression in Greece and Turkey -
Marshall Plan
Secretary of State George C. Marshall proposed the European Recovery Program, or Marshall Plan, which would give European nations American aid to rebuild their economies -
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Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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The Creation of NATO
NATO was the North American Treaty Organization a mutual defense alliance who agreed to come to the aid of any member who was attacked -
McCarthyism
McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. -
Duck & Cover
It was a nuclear bomb drill for grade school kids to have some "type" of protection against possible threats -
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The Korean War
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Eisenhower Presidency
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The Rosenbergs Execution
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were citizens of the U.S.Convicted of espionage (spying) for passing atomic secrets to the Soviets They were sentenced to death in June 1953. The FBI was hunting for spies & found them.The Rosenberg's denied charges, people thought they were just victims. -
Warsaw Pact
NATO allowed West Germany to rearm and join its organization which alarmed Soviet Leaders so they responded by organizing a military alliance in Eastern Europe. -
The Suez Canal Crisis
Eisenhower wanted to prevent Arab nations from aligning with the soviet Union and Secretary of State Dulles offered to help Egypt finance the construction of a dam on the Nile River -
Eisenhower Doctrine
Eisenhower asked Congress to authorize the use of military force whenever the president thought it necessary to assist Middle East nations resisting Communist aggression. -
U-2 Incident
Shortly before a summit was to begin, the Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 Spy Plane, even though lied upon as a weather plane the U.S. was caught red handed and the summit was cancelled
