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Marshall Plan
U.S. economic recovery for war-torn Europe
13 billion dollars in U.S. loans -
Truman Doctrine
This states that the USA would provide military and economic aid to countries threatend by communism -
Berlin Blockade
Soviets block entrances to Berlin
Cut off Allied Supplies to West Berlin -
Arms Race
USSR exploded their first Atomic Bomb -
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Korean War
UN forces sent to stop Communist aggression
USSR supplied war material to North Korea
Chinese forces entered war on side of North Korea -
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Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet leader after Stalin
de-stalinization - removal of harsh polocies of Stalin's gov -
Space Race
Sputnik- first satellite to orbit earth -
U-2 incident
u-2 American spy plane that was shot down by the USSR
With the pilot was Gary Powers -
Berlin Wall
Kept East German from fleeing to West Germany Also a symbol of division -
Cuban Missile Crisis
USSR placed nuclear missiles in Cuba -
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Vietnam War
North Vietnam(Communist) vs South Vietnam (democratic) -
Soviet invades Afghanistan
USSR 10 year war with Afghan rebels -
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Mikhail Gorbachev
President of Soviet Union -
Soviet Breakup
USSR made up of 15 separate republics -
Reunification of Germany
East Germany opens up to West Germany
