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UN Created
Started the international orginazation to prevent wars. -
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The Cold War
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U.S. Drops A-Bomb
Began the nuclear age. -
Germany Divided
Allio split Germany into 4 zones. -
Cold War Begins
communisim v.s. capitialism Stalin declares war. -
The Iron Curtain
boundry for east and west europe was created. -
The Truman Doctrine
Military aid to free nations. -
Marshall Plan
Give assistance to European countries. -
Berlin Airlift
Plan to drop food and supplies to Berlin. -
12.5 Billon Plan
Congress approved plan to help european countries. -
New Currency
Western allies make currency to form into one. -
Spies
The US and USSR try to know what the other is doing. -
NATO
US joined with 10 Western European nations and Canada. -
Defeated
Russia admited defeat no more blockade. -
USSR has the A - Bomb
USSR test their first atomic bomb. -
US creates the H - Bomb
US developes the H - Bomb. -
USSR creates their H - Bomb
USSR developes their H - Bomb. -
West Germany Joins NATO
West Germany was admitted to NATO. -
The Warsaw Pact
Russia formed an alliance with all of East Europe and Germany. -
Soviets and Sputnik
Soviets used an ICBM to launch the first satellite into space. -
US came in second
US launched their first satellite. -
Francis Gray Powers
A US spy plane was shot down and Francis was held in a Soviet prison for two years. -
The Berlin Wall
Soviets erected The Berlin Wall to seperate East Berlin from West Berlin.
