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World War 2
WW2 started because Germany attacked Poland and the British and French didn't like that but Hitler Wouldn't give up. Around 50 million people died. The war started in the year 1939 and it ended in the year 1945. -
The Yalta Conference
The Yalta conference was a meeting with the British, Soviet Union, and the United States. This meeting was created because they needed to talk about how to split up Poland, How much money Germany needs to pay for the war and more. The conference was held February 4-11, 1945. -
The Creation of the United Nations
The United Nation was when the axis met in Washington to sign a treaty that said they will keep peace -
Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain barrier separating the Soviet from the western part because of communism. -
The Long Telegraph
The Long Telegraph was when Kennan wrote about his views on the soviets. -
Truman Doctrine
United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall plan was when the united states gave Europe around $13 Billion so they could recover from the war. -
Berlin Blockade/Airlift
The Berlin Blockade/Airlift was when the soviets tried to cut off Berlin from the other countries but the United States didn't want another war with them so instead they flew over it and dropped supplies for everyone. Eventually the Soviets just gave up. -
The Creation of NATO
NATO means North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This means all the nations will fight together if one of them were attacked. -
McCarthyism
McCarthyism is the accusing someone of being a communist. -
The Red Scare
The Red Scare is the fear of communist. -
The Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea. The war began because North Korea's communist Army tried to invade North Korea and they were Non-communist. -
Duck and Cover
The duck and cover was a drill people did in places like school. They would duck underneath something like a desk and they would do this very often. They did this because people were afraid that the soviets would bomb us. -
The Rosenbergs
The Rosenberg's were a couple that gave the soviets the "Blueprints" of the atomic bomb. This couple denied this but were still sentenced to death. Right before they were killed they finally confessed to what they did. They were killed on June 19, 1953. -
Presidents in Office
Turman and Eisenhower were the two main presidents during this time. Turman was in office 1945-1953. Eisenhower was in office 1953-1961. -
The Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw pact is also known as The treaty of friendship. This pact was signed in Warsaw. It was a defense treaty with eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe -
The Suez Canal
The Suez Canal was in the Middle East. This was when the United States told them that they would help build the canal then they backed off and said never mind then they got mad and decided that they're going to go after our allies and then everyone was going to fight but then it didn't. -
Eisenhower Doctrine
The Eisenhower Doctrine was when a middle eastern country could ask for economic assistance or help (aid) if they're ever threatened. -
U-2 Incident
This was when the United States got a plane to spy on the soviets and then they shot it down.
