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Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was the start of the Cold War -
United Nations
International organization to settle world problems and avoid armed conflicts -
Greece
United States sent aid to Greek government. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was made by the United States and it stated that it would provide military and economic aid to countries threatened by Communism. -
George Kennan
A politician who created the policy of containment. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was a loan to war torn Europe worth 13 billion dollars to help them recover from the war. -
COMECON
Soviet Plan to aid in rebuilding Soviet bloc nations. -
Berlin Airlift
United States and British airplanes fly supplies into West Berlin. -
Berlin Blockade
Soviets block entrances to Berlin to cut off Allied supplies to West Berlin. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization provide mutual help if attacked. Some countries include the United States, Britain, France, Canada, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, and Norway. -
Arms Race
Arms Race starts when the USSR explodes their first atomic bomb -
Dwight Eisenhower
Was the president of the United States from 1953-1961 -
Warsaw Pact
Military alliance of Communist Block nations USSR, East Germany, Albania, Czech, Poland, Hungary, and Romania. -
Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian Revolution was an anti-Soviet demonstration in Hungary. -
Sputnik
Sputnik was the first satellite to reach space. It was from the USSR -
Fidel Castro
Communist forces seize control of Cuba. He became the leader of what is now Communist Cuba. -
Cuban Revolution
A revolution where Fulgencio Bastista , the Cuban Dictator, was overthrown. -
U-2 Incident
U-2 was an American spy plane shot down by the USSR. -
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was president of the United States from 1961 to 1963. -
Yuri Gargarin
Yuri Gargarin was the first man to reach space. He was from the USSR. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs was an United States plan on getting rid of communism in Cuba by arming and training Cuban exiles. It failed miserably. -
Berlin Wall Built
The Berlin Wall was a wall built by Soviet Russia in order to keep East Berliners from escaping to West Germany and West Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was when Soviet Russia placed nuclear missiles in Cuba. This upset the United States and almost led to war. -
Leonid Brezhev
Soviet Russian ruler from 1964-1982 -
Vietnam War
A war between North and South Vietnam from 1964 to 1975 -
Detente
Detente was the improvement in relationships between the United States and Soviet Russia. -
Vietnamization
An agreement with North Vietnam that the USA will withdraw it's forces. -
Perestroika
Perestroika was the policy or practice of restructuring or reforming the economic and political system. -
Glasnost
Glasnost was the Soviet Union opening to talk about social and political issues. -
Berlin Wall Torn Down
The Berlin Wall was a wall built by Soviet Russia to stop East Berliners from escaping to West Berlin or West Germany. This is when it was taken down.
