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Cold War Begins
Stalin hostile speech - communism & capitalism were incompatible
"Stalin stated publicly that he believed war between the East and west was bond to happen in the future." - Human Legacy -
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Cold War Timespan
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Iron Curtain
Sinews of Peace" Iron Curtain Speech by Winston Churchill - "an "iron curtain" has descended on Europe" -
Truman Doctrine
Truman demands Russia leave Iran. Also "was a pledge to provide economic and military."-Human Legacy -
Containment
Containment was a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad. -
Marshall Plan
Marshall Plan is announced setting a precedent for helping countries combat poverty, disease and malnutrition -
Rio Pact
U.S. meet 19 Latin American countries and created a security zone around the hemisphere -
Crisis in Berlin
Berlin Blockade begins lasting 11 months
Blocked off all land, rail and water routes into West Berlin -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
NATO ratified
"NATO was designed to counter Soviet power in Europe."
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Crisis in Berlin End (Berlin airlift)
Berlin Blockade ends
"The Berlin airlift was a massive effort to supply West Berlin by air."-Human Legacy -
Hydrogen Bomb
bombs developed by Britain "completely vaporizing the island on which the bomb was tested"-Human Legacy -
Deterrence
"Deterrence is the development of or maintenance of military power to deter, or prevent, an attack."-Human Legacy -
Arms Race
Nuclear Arms Race atomic test series of 11 explosions at Nevada Test Site -
Sputnik
"Sputnik was history's first artificial satellite."-Human Legcay
Sputnik launched into orbit -
Another Crisis in Berlin
Berlin wall was built to separate west Germany from the east -
Cuban Missile Crisis
"Cuban Missile Crisis is a confrontation between the United States and Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba."- Human Legacy -
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union initiating a campaign of openness called "glasnost" and restructuring called "perestroika -
Cold War Ends
The Soviet Union ceased to exist. Boris Yeltsin, president of the Russian Republic, formed the Commonwealth of Independent States
