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yalta confrence
A period of time when it was International tension between USA and USSR -
united nations
Organization to settle world problems and avoid armed conflicts, San Francisco held the first meeting -
potsdam
Truman demands free elections in Eastern Europe. -
greece
USA was sent to help aid Greek government -
truman doctrine
USA would provide military help and economic aid to countries threatened by communism -
marshall plan
U.S. Economics recovery for war-torn Europe. $13billion U.S loans. -
berlin blockade
Soviet entrance to Berlin, it also cut off allied supplies to west berlin -
berlin airlift
U.S and British airplanes would bring supplies into West Berlin. -
arms race
USA and USSR compete in building nuclear weapons. -
federal republic of gremany
West Germany created as a democratic state -
korean war
United nations forces sent in to stop communist aggression and expansion. -
hydrogen bomb
It was built to be more destructive than the 1st atomic weapons -
joseph stalin dies
Death of the soviet leader. De-stalinization begins -
space race
Russia the first to orbit earth and send radio signals back. -
u-2 incident
U-2 American spy plane shot down by USSR. -
bay of pigs invasion
Cuban exiles would invade Cuba and lead revolt against Castro. President Kennedy gave orders and the mission failed. -
berlin wall
It was built to keep East and West Germany out of each other territory. -
cuban missile crisis
USSR place nuclear weapons in Cuba by the ships headed there -
vietnam war
The northern communist fought southern democratic vietnam -
soviet invasion of afghanistan
USSR had fought Afghan Rebels for 10 years.
