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The Marshall Plan
ment to spark economic recovery in europe and russia prevented a few countrys from getting this -
Creation of NATO
12 nations, the United States, Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Iceland, Canada, and Portugal. military alliance -
Korean War
When the Korean war started on the 25th of June, 75000 North Korean soulders crossed the 38th parallel. Americans Joined the South Korea side. Americans feared that there if Russia and China joined, World War 3 would start. The war was over in 1953. -
Vietnam War
This war was between the North Vietnam and the South Vietnam. Americans were allies with South Vietnam. More than 3 million people were killed durning the war, half of those were civillians. Nixon ordered withdrawal in 1973 and in 1975 communist took over ending the war. -
Creation of the Warsaw Pact
created a military stand off durning the cold war -
Bay of Pigs
The CIA wanted to get Castro out of power, so 1400 American Trained Cubains tried to take over Cuba. The invasion didnt go well, Castros army greatly out numbered them and within 24 hours they surrenedered -
The Berlin Wall Goes Up
didnt want west to go into the east germany. built a wall out of concreat and barbe wire -
Cuban Missile Crisis
the cubans held the russians missiles durning october during the cold war. -
German Reunification/Fall of Berlin Wall
four different zones, the ussr held their part and it was comunist and the rest were france, great brittan, and United states. they could do what they wanted to their part of berlin. -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
russia gave up 11 countrys
