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Yalta Conference
Big Three (FDR, Stalin, Churchill) meet to discuss German terms of surrender. -
Cold War
Period of international tension between the US and USSR. -
Iron Curtain
Nickname reffering to the communist nations in Europe. -
Truman Doctrine
USA provides military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism. -
Marshall Plan
US economic recovery of war-torn Europe. -
Berlin Airlift
US and British airplanes fly supplies to West Germany. -
Berlin Blockade
Soviets block all entrances into Berlin. -
Creation of NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization- a military alliance against the USSR. -
Arms Race
Superpowers compete in building their armed forces. -
Korean War
United Nations sent troops to stop the spread of communism. -
Joseph Stalin Death
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin dies. -
The Warsaw Pact
Alliance of Communist Block Nations, similar to NATO. -
Vietnam War
Vietnam was split into two states, North Vietnam being communist and South Vietnam being Democratic. -
Sputnik
First satellite to orbit Earth. -
Space Race
Soviet Union and US race to be the first in space. -
U2 Incident
American spy plane shot down by USSR. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban exiles invade Cuba and fail. -
Berlin Wall
Keep in East Germans and stop them from going to West Germany. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
USSRK placed nuclear missiles in Cuba -
German Reunification
East and West Germany reunite after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
