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Germany Divided
Allies split Germany into four zones each ruled by US, UK, USSR, and France -
UN Created
United Nations were started as international orginzation to prevent wars. -
Nuke
US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, beginning the nuclear age. -
Cold War Began
Stalin declared incomposition and started Cold War. -
Iron Curtain
¨Iron Curtain¨ seperated eastern Europe from western Europe. -
Truman Doctirine
A US poclicy giving econimic and military aid to free nations. -
Marshall Plan
US program to give help to european countries to rebuild after war. -
Money Plan
Congress approved the $12.5 billion plan after communists took over Czecholovakia. -
New Currency
Western allies begin circulation of new currency. -
Berlin AIrlift
Western allies fly food and supplies into western Berlin. -
NATO
US joined with 10 western europe nations and Canada to from NATO, a defensive military alliance. -
Spies
US and USSR began using spies, propaganda, diplomacy and secret operations. -
Lifted blockade
USSR admitted defeat by lifting blockade -
Atomic Bomb USSR
USSR tested the first atomic bomb and Truman wanted to make a more powerful bomb. -
H-Bomb
US creates H-bomb. -
H-Bomb 2.0
USSR devolps H-Bomb. -
NATO 2.0
West Geramny was admitted to NATO, resurecting soviet fears of a strong Germany -
Warsaw
USSR fromed own alliance called Warsaw Pact, which involved all of eastern Europe and eastern Germany -
ICBM
Soviets develop ICBM -
ICBM Satellite
Soviets launch first satellite into space. -
Space Race
US launches first satellite into space. -
Spyplane
US spy plane shot down over USSR. Francis Gary POwers who piloted the plane was kept prisoner for 2 years in USSR. -
Berlin Wall
Soviet erected Berlin Wall to seperate communists east Berlin from capitalists west Berlin.
