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Yalta Confrence
Big 3 met after WWII to discuss the reorganization of Europe -
United Nations
Group of nations assembled to stop wars -
Potsdam Confrence
Big 3 met to negotiate terms for the end of WWII -
The Iron Curtian
the notional barrier separating communism and democracy in Europe -
UN Atomic Enegry Commission
An organization that was created to deal with the problems of Atomic energy -
Long Telegram
George Kennan sent telegram to US government saying his attitude towrd communism and influenced the Cold War -
Containment Policy
The us stregy against fighting the spread of communism -
Truman Doctrine
US would provide assistance to any nation that was being taken over by communism -
Berln Airlift
All US entry to West Berlin was blocked off resulting in all shipments having to be done via aircraft -
Marshall Plan
US gave financial aid to Europe to help rebuild after WWII -
Soviet Blockade in Berlin
USSR blocked all US railway and roads into Berlin causing the to have to fly in evrything -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization- intergovernmental treaty between European states -
NSC-68
Top secret document presented to Truman expanding the US military budget -
The Korean War
War between democratic South Korea and communist North Korea that ended in a stalemate officially dividing the Korean Penisula in half -
Warsaw Pact
A mutual defense organization among the USSR and several other states that put the Soviets in charge of their militaries -
Mutual Assured Destruction
A military stragety saying that if one person launches a nuclear weapon the other would and their would be a nuclear war -
U2 Spy Plane
United States U2 spy plane was shot down over soviet airspace and the Pilot was captured by the Soviets -
Brinkmanship
practice of trying to achieve an achevious outcome by pushing dangerous events to the edge of conflict