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Allies split Germany into four zones each ruled by US, UK, USSR, and France
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United Nations were started as international orginzation to prevent wars.
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US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, beginning the nuclear age.
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Stalin declared incomposition and started Cold War.
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¨Iron Curtain¨ seperated eastern Europe from western Europe.
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A US poclicy giving econimic and military aid to free nations.
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US program to give help to european countries to rebuild after war.
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Congress approved the $12.5 billion plan after communists took over Czecholovakia.
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Western allies begin circulation of new currency.
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Western allies fly food and supplies into western Berlin.
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US joined with 10 western europe nations and Canada to from NATO, a defensive military alliance.
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US and USSR began using spies, propaganda, diplomacy and secret operations.
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USSR admitted defeat by lifting blockade
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USSR tested the first atomic bomb and Truman wanted to make a more powerful bomb.
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US creates H-bomb.
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USSR devolps H-Bomb.
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West Geramny was admitted to NATO, resurecting soviet fears of a strong Germany
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USSR fromed own alliance called Warsaw Pact, which involved all of eastern Europe and eastern Germany
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Soviets develop ICBM
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Soviets launch first satellite into space.
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US launches first satellite into space.
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US spy plane shot down over USSR. Francis Gary POwers who piloted the plane was kept prisoner for 2 years in USSR.
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Soviet erected Berlin Wall to seperate communists east Berlin from capitalists west Berlin.
