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The Allies split Germany into 4 zones, each seperate one ruled by either the U.S,, the U.K., USSR, or France.
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The U.N. was an international oragnization of countries designed to prevent future wars, by giving countries a place to work out differences.
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This begins the Nuclear Age
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Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister at the time, coined the term iron curtain to describe the boundary separating communist Eastern Europe from capitalist Western Europe
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Stalin openly declard the incompatibly of communism and capitalism, and triggered the Cold War
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A U.S. policy of giving economic and military aid to free nations threatened by internal or external opponets
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A U.S program to give assistance to help European countries rebuild after the war
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Congress approves the $12.5 Billion plan only after communists took over Czecholsovakia
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Western Allies planned to begin circulation of a new currency in their zones of Germany
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A massive operation of flying food and supplies into West Berlin to sustain the whole city
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The U.S. and 10 Western European nations an Canada joined together to form the Noth Alantic Treaty Organization, a defensive military alliance.
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The USSR admitte defeat by lifting the blockade they put up to block West Berlin, from East Berlin
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After the U.S, remained the only country for years with atomic weapons, the USSR tested their first atomic bomb.
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The U.S. and USSR began to using spies, propagand, diplomacy, and secret operations to outmaneuver each other. Almost as in a James Bond movie.
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The Thermonuclear bomb, or Hydrogen bomb was a big step after the Atomic bomb. It was much deadlier than its predisesor, and was ready for action.
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After the U.S. created their Hydrogen bomb, the USSR had to catch up. They developed the bomb a year after the U.S.
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Germany was split into Communist and Capatilist Parties, each with their own alliances. NATO, the Capatalist alliance, admitted WEST Germany in their military oranization, and resurrected Soviet fears of a strong Germany.
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After the Western Allies formed their military pact (NATO), USSR created their own military alliance called the Warsaw Pact. This included Eastern Europe and East Germany.
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ICBM, or Intercontinental Ballistic Missle was developed by the Soviets in 1957. This was the first developed ballistc missle by the Soviets, that was capable of hitting the U.S.
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After developing the ICBM, the Soviets used it to launch the first satellite into space. Although Sputnik was used to gather data on upper atmospheric conditions, it started the Space Race.
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After the Soviets launched their 1st satellite into space in 1957, the United States was launched into the Space race. We poured money into science and technology to catch up with the USSR. Then, we made it!
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CIS U-2, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, was shot down over USSR and Powers spent 2 yers in Soviet Prison for espionage.
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A wall used to seperate communist East Berlin from capitalist West Berlin
