-
Germany Divided
After WWII, Germany had been divided into four zones, each rules by he US, Britian, France, and the USSR -
United Narions Created
United Narions had just been created. -
US Dropped Two Atomic Bombs
US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, beginning the nuclear age -
Trigging the Cold War
Stalin openly declared the incompatiblity of communism and capitalism, trigging the Cold War -
Iron Curtain
Churchill coined the term "Iron Curtain" to describe the boundary separting communist Eastern Europe from capitalist Western Europe -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was a US policy of giving economic and military aid to free nations threatened by internal or external opponents. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was a US program to give assistance to help European countries rebuild after the war. -
Congress Approved Plan
Congress Approved the $12.5 billion plan only after communists took over Czechoslovakia -
Currency in Germany
The Western Allies Planned to begin circulation of a new currency in their zones of Germany -
Berlin Airlift
The Western Allies begin the Berlin Airlift, a massive operation of flying food and supplies into West Berlin to sustain the whole city. -
Use of Spies Start
US and USSR Began using spies, propaganda, diplomacy, and secret operation to outmaneuver one another -
NATO is Formed
US joined with 10 Western European nations and Canada to form military alliance -
USSR Admitted Defeat
USSR admitted defeat by lifting the blockade -
West Germany admitted to NATO
West Germany was admitted to NATO, resurrecting Soviet fears of a strong Germany -
Warsaw Pact
USSR formed its own alliance called the Warsaw Pact, which included all of Eastern Europe and East Germany -
Berlin Wall
Soviets erected the Berlin Wall to separate communist East Berlin from capitalist West Berlin
