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Yalta Conference
There were fighting on the western border of Germany. It was a meeting of three World War II allies. -
Potsdam Conference
This was held at Potsdam in the Soviet occupation zone. Potsdam meeting lasted from July 17 to August 2, 1945. -
Creation of the United Nations
Fifty nations gathered in California and San Francisco created the United Nations. Started four months after San Francisco Conference ended. -
Truman Doctrine
The goal was primary of countering the growth of the Soviet bloc. President Truman asked for $400 million in miliary and economic assistance for Greece and Turkey and established a doctrine. -
Creation of NATO
It was signed by Belgium. Treaty of Brussels was a mutual defense treaty against the Soviet. -
Berlin Blockade
International crisis arose that attempt by the Soviet Union. Force Western Allied powers abandon their post-World War II. -
Second Red Scare
This period was marked by the rise of Senator Joseph McCarthy. Second Red Scare refers to the anticommunist fervor that permeated American politics. -
Korean War
Fight between South and North Korean. North Korean invaded South Korean. -
Vietnam War
Conflicts in Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Major conflict in the Cold War. -
Suez Crisis
International crisis in the Middle East. The Egyptian president was Gamal Abdel Nasser. -
Space Race
20th century competition between two Cold War. The Space Race involved United States and Soviet Union. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
It was located southwestern coast of Cuba. Bay of Pigs invasion was an abortive invasion of Cuba. -
Soviet-Afghan War
A protracted armed conflict fought in the Soviet-controlled Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. Lasted over nine years. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Stood until November 9, 1989. Marked the destruction of the Berlin Wall. -
Fall of the Soviet Union
Declaration of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. Dissolved in December 26.