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Yalta Conference
Beginning of Cold War and meeting of the Big three -
Potsdam Conference
The Big Three met in Potsdam, Germany to negotiate terms for the end of World War II -
Truman Doctrine
USA will provide military and economic aid to countries threatened by Communism -
Marshall Plan
US economic recovery for war-torn Europe -
Division of Germany
Allied Powers Divided Germany into four zones -
Berlin Air Lift
US and British airplanes fly supplies into West Berlin -
Arms Race
Competion in building nuclear weapons between USA and USSR -
Korean War
United Forces sent into stop Communist aggression and expansion, ending in 1953 -
Stalin's Death
Joseph Stalin died of massive heart attack, Nikita then takes over -
Warsaw Pact
Military alliance of Communist block nations (USSR, East Germany, Albania, Czech, Poland, Hungary, and Romania) -
Vietnam War
Vietnam divided into North Vietnam Communist and South Vietnam Democratic, ending in 1975 -
Space Race
Sputnik
- 1st satellite to orbit earth and send radio signals back to earth -
Cuban Revolution
Fulgencio Bastista was over thrown by Fidel Castros communist forces which then seize control of Cuba -
U-2 Incident
U-2 American spy plane shot down by USSR -
Bay of Pigs Incident
Cuban exiles would invade Cuba and lead to revolt against Cuba -
Berlin Wall
Built to keep East Germans from fleeing to West Germany, fell in 1989 -
Cuban Missile Crisis
USSR placed nuclear missiles in Cuba -
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
USSR 10 year war against Afghan Rebels -
Cold War officially ends
Gorbachev and George Bush met declearing end of Cold War -
The Soviet Breakup
USSR made up of 15 republics, Latavia, Lithuania, and Estonia proclaimed independence
