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Yalta Conference
A conference that was held with U.S.A, Britian, and the U.S.S.R that told the plans of the countries that was taken over by Germany in World War II. -
United Nations
Was made to help other countries not fight and solve issues in peaceful ways. -
Arms Race
a competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States, the Soviet Union. -
Truman Doctirine
The United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces. -
Marshall Plan
An American initiative to aid Europe by giving $120 Billion in current dollar value to help the European economy. -
Division of Germany
A time when Germany was split into two global blocs. -
Berlin Blockade
Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. -
Berlin Airlift
After U.S.S.R blocked off the railway and canal access for the Allies to supply the Eastern part of Berlin. The Allies flew over many tons of supplies for the people for about one year. -
Council for Mutual Assistance (COMECON)
A Soviet plan to aid in rebuilding Soviet bloc nations. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Countries providing mutual help if another country attacked U.S.A., Britain, France, Canada, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Norway. -
Korean War
War between the northern part of Korea (Communist) and the southern part of Korea (Republic). -
Joseph Stalin Dies
U.S.S.R leader dies. Stalin wanted all East European countries to be Communist and not anti-Soviet. -
Nakita Khrushchev Comes to Power
He became in power after the death of Stalin in 1953. He also placed the nuclear missiles in Cuba. -
Space Race
Competition between U.S.S.R and U.S.A to see who could get to space first. -
Vietnam War
Was a war to stop Communism from spreading to southern Vietnam. -
U-2 Incident
An American spy plane that was shot down by the U.S.S.R. America lied about the plane and was later caught and had to come out and tell the truth about the plane, which led the U.S.A and U.S.S -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
A failed invasion of Cuba after Communist leader Fidel Castro took control over Cuba. The invasion was funded by the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency). The failed attempt thus caused the Cuban Missile Crisis. -
Berlin Wall Start
Was built to keep East Berlin in from going to West Berlin. The wall kept families and friends from each other. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
After the failed invasion of Cuba, U.S.S.R sent nuclear missiles to Cuba which scared America for Cuba was a neiboring country. -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Was a U.S.S.R invasion to take over Afghanistan and make it a socialist government. The war took little over 9 years to end. -
INF Treaty (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty)
The INF Treaty is where Russia and the United States of America sign to reduce the number of nuclear numbers. -
U.S.S.R Breakup
Mikhail Gorbachev and President George Bush met and declared the end to the Cold War. -
Mikhail Gorbachev Comes to Power
He was the president of the U.S.S.R for only one year, but he ended the harsh treatment of opponents of the Soviet systm, plus ridding of much of Stalin's ideas. He withdrew the missiles from Eastern Europe and withdrew Soviet troops from Afghanistan. -
Berlin Wall End
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German Reunification
When West Germany and East Germany united into the country known as the modern Germany.
