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Yalta Conference
This conference cited the start of the Cold War. The Big Three met to discuss German terms of surrender and post war occupation of Germany. -
Potsdam
Truman demanded free elections in Eastern Europe. Stalin wants buffer of Communist states in Eastern Europe. -
Truman Doctrine
The USA would provide military and economic aid to countries threatened by Communism -
Marshall Plan
The US's economic recovery for war-torn Europe. 13 billion dollars in US loans. -
Division of Germany
Allied Powers divided Germany into 4 zones. Soviet Union controlled East Germany and Allies controlled West Germany. -
Berlin Air Lift
US and Britain airplanes fly supplies into West Berlin. 200,000 flights and 1.5 million tons of supplies -
Berlin Blockade
Soviets block entrances to Berlin and cut off Allied supplies to West Berlin -
COMECON
The Council for Mutual Assistance. Soviet plan to aid in rebuilding Soviet bloc nations. -
NATO
Collective security alliance. Military providing mutual help if attacked. USA, Britain, France, Canada, West Germany, Italy, Belgium and Norway were involved. -
Korean War
UN forces sent in to stop Communist aggression and expansion. USSR supplied war material to North Korea. Chinese forces entered war on side of North Korea. -
Hydrogen Bomb
First hydrogen bomb made, more destructive than the 1st atomic weapons -
Eisenhower
During his presidency, managed Cold War tensions. -
Krushchev
Soviet Leader after Stalin's death from March 1953- 1964. -
Warsaw Pact
Military alliance of Communist Block nations. Between the USSR, East Germany, Albania, Czech, Poland, Hungary and Romania -
Hungarian Revolution
Anti-Soviet demonstrations in Hungary. Khrushchev crushed revolt. Soviet tanks rolled through Budapest. -
Sputnik
The first satellite to orbit the Earth, it sent radio signals back to Earth. Involved in the Space Race. -
Fidel Castro
Communist forces seize control of Cuba- Soviet supported gov. set up in Cuba. -
U2
U-2 American spy plane that was shot down by USSR. -
John F Kennedy
President Kennedy gave orders for the Bay of Pigs invasion that failed. Was a president during the Cold War. -
Yuri Gagarin
Russian Cosmonaut. The first man to travel in space. Was in the Vostok 1 Spaceship that orbited for 1 hour and 48 minutes. -
Bay of Pigs
Cuban exiles invade Cuba and lead revolt against Castro. President Kennedy gave orders for the invasion. The invasion failed -
Berlin Wall Built
The Berlin Wall was built to keep East Germans from fleeing to West Germany. It was a symbol of division between two Super Powers. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The USSR placed nuclear missiles in Cuba. President Kennedy ordered the USA blockaded Cuban ports. The USA and USSR were on the brink of Nuclear War. Khrushchev agreed to turn ships around and Kennedy agreed to not invade Cuba. -
Vietnam War
Vietnam is divided into 2 states. North Vietnam is communist and South Vietnam is Democratic. -
Detente
Improvement of US and Soviet relations -
Vietnamization
Agreement with N. Vietnam- USA withdraws forces. -
Perestroika
The gradual changing of the Soviet economy. Allowing private enterprise and dismantling of national bureaucracy. -
Glasnost
The freedom of expression for Soviet citizens. It eased harsh treatment of opponents of Soviet system. -
Berlin Wall torn down
East Germany opened to West Germany. -
Cold War Official End
Gorbachev and President George Bush met declaring the end to the Cold War.
