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Germany Divided
The Allies split Germany into 4 zones ruled by US, UK, USSR, and France. -
UN Created
Uninted Nations was started as an international organization to prevent wars. -
Stalin Declares Incompatability
Stalin declared incompatability of comunism and capitalism, triggering the cold war. -
Iron Curtian
Churchhill used the term "Iron Curtian" to describe the boundry of eastern and western Europe -
The Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was a US policy giving economic and military aid to free counties threatened by opponents. -
The Marshall Plan
THe Marshall Plan was announced June 1947 by Secretary of State George Marshall. -
$12.5 Billion Plan
Congress approved the $12.5 Billion plan only after communists took over Czechoslovakia. -
New Currency
The western Allies planned to begin circulation of a new currency in their ones of Germany. -
Berlin Airlift
The Western Allies began the Berlin Airlift, a massive operation of flying food and supplies into West Berlin to sustain the whole city. -
Spies
US and USSR began using spies, propaganda, diplomacy, and secret operations to outmaneuver one another. -
NATO
US joined with 10 Western European nations and Canada to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a defensive military alliance. -
Atomic Bomb
USSR tested its first Atomic Bomb -
Hydrogen Bomb
US tested its first Hydrogen Bomb. -
Hydrogen Bomb
USSR tested its first Hydrogen Bomb.