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Formation of the United Nations
United Nations was formed in case of restore peace. -
Marshall Plan
Economic plan to offer aid to all nations in Europe from America. -
Truman Doctrine
Containment policy was to stop the Soviet expansion and the spread of communism. -
Comecon
Economic organization of communist states. The USSR did not allow the satellites to choose their own eonomic policies. -
NATO
Military support to one another in case of any foreign attack. -
Birth of the two German states
The birth of German Federal Republic, the democratic one and the German Democratic Republic, the communist one. -
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Korean War
Korea was divide into two parts. Occupied by the Soviets (North) and the USA (South). Question of unification is still a smoking issue. -
Warsaw Pact
Mutual defense and assistance within the Eastern Block led by USSR. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
An unsuccessful attempt by a US-trained force of Cuban exiles to invade Cuba. -
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Berlin wall
GDR built the wall in one night. It became the symbol of communist terror int the Cold War. People couldn't pass the wall between the west and east. -
SALT I and SALT II
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.Main aim to reduce the number of the nuclear weapons, with that stopping the arms which was very dangerous. SALT II in 1979. -
Independence
Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Kosovo declared their independence.