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Iron Curtain speech
Speech made by Winston Churchill in America to inform people about what was happening in Europe. -
Molotov Plan
Russian plan to help Europe rebuild while also spreading communist influence. -
Marshall Plan
American plan to help people in Europe and make sure that communism didn't spread anymore than it already had. -
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Berlin Blockade
Russia blocked America and other allies out of Berlin. -
Berlin Airlift
Allies delivered supplies to people in Berlin by planes rapidly. -
Soviet Union bomb tests
The test runs of Atomic bombs in the Soviet Union. -
Founding of NATO
The creation of a group of countries made up of primarily the allies to ensure there would never be another holocaust. -
McCarthyism
The spread of the idea that there was something coming from Russia or alternatively the second red scare. -
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Korean War
War that was started due to North Korea's invasion of South Korea who was our ally. -
Warsaw pact
The unification of several countries under Russia and communist beliefs. -
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Vietnam war
War started to prevent a communist presence in Vietnam. -
Launch of Sputnik
Russia launches the very first satellite. -
The establishment of NASA
The creation of a group focused on space exploration. -
Cuban missile crisis
Nuclear standoff with Cuba who was armed with Russian missiles, which ended in both sides dismantling some missiles. -
The fall of the Berlin wall
The end of the separation of the 2 halves of Germany by the wall in Berlin being knocked down.