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Yalta Conference
Near the end of WW2 the allies divided Europe in to East and West divisions.
Soviets got control of Eastern Europe, and the Western powers got control of Western Europe. -
Formation of the United Nations
Formed after WW2.
Council of nations designed to avoid another world war by creating a place to solve problems peacefully. -
Iron Curtain
A phrase made popular by the former British Prime Minister, Winston S. Churchill.
The line between the U.S., its allies and the Soviet Union and its allies. -
Truman Doctrine
A policy to use money and military force to fight against the spread of communism.
Created to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion. -
Marshall Plan
American initiative to aid Western Europe.
Economic support to rebuild Western Europe's economy. -
Berlin Airlift
East Germany (USSR) cut off West Berlin from the rest of the world.
U.S. airlifted supplies to West Berlin. -
NATO
U.S. and western Europe.
Military defense against the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. -
Warsaw Pact
Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
Military defense alliance against the U.S. and Western Europe. -
Berlin Wall
Built by East Berlin(USSR).
Kept people from fleeing to West Berlin. -
Invasion of Afghanistan (USSR)
USSR invaded Afghanistan to solidify communist government.
Could not control country.
