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Russian Revolution
Crisis in Russia where the Bolsheviks killed the tzar of Russia and formed the Communist Party -
Truman Doctrine
Policy in which the US will assists nations under the threat of communism by providing military, political, and economic help ($400 million to Greece and Turkey) -
Berlin Blockade and Airlift
Stalin's division of Germany into East Germany and West Germany to get allied nations out of Germany; blocked all roads, railways, and waterways to East Germany. Not wanting to give up West Germany, America sent planes to drop many tons of food, military supplies, and other suppllies to East Germany -
Korean War
Major proxy war in Korea in which Communist Northern Korea fought allied Southern Korea; US sent troops to aid Southern Korea; 54,000 Americans died and Korea was still divided along the 38th Parallel -
Warsaw Pact
Building of Communist troops along Eastern Europe and military cooperation throughout Communist nations -
Berlin Wall
A wall dividing West Germany and East Germany to keep East Germans in East Germany; 171 Germans were killed trying to escape to West Germany -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Crisis in which Soviet missiles planted in Cuba, another Communist nation had a potential to cause nuclear war, terrifying Americans nationwide; After President Kennedy ordered a naval blockade, the Soviet Union removed the missiles -
Vietnam War
War in which Communist North Vietnam fought South Vietnam; President Johnson sent American troops to assist South Vietnam to contain Communism. Many American citizens protested to end the war because they felt it was fought for no reason. 58,000 Americans were killed. -
End of Vietnam War
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End of Cold War- Communism Collapses
Meetings between Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev led to the end of the Cold War; the Berlin Wall was destroyed and Communism collapsed, leading to many freedoms across Eastern Europe.
