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The Yalta Conference
The US, Britain, and the USSR agree to divide Europe into zones of occupation, controlled by the Allied Military forces. Germany had to compensate the USSR for loss of life and property. Stalin agreed to join the war against Japan and allow Europe to have free elections. -
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America's refusal to share nuclear secrets
America refused to share nuclear secrets with the Soviets, this angered the Soviets and created tension. -
The "Iron Curtain"
Winston Churchill brought to light in a speech that the soviets had created a metaphorical “Iron Curtain” that divided Western and Eastern Europe. The “Iron Curtain” was a wall dividing the communists and capitalists. -
Chinese War
The Soviet Union had missiles in Cuba and the U.S had missiles in Turkey and Greece. U.S wanted the missiles out of Cuba. They made an agreement to take each others missile out. -
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America's fear of communism
America's fear of communism spreading lasted throughout the cold war and didn't end until the fall of the Soviet Union -
Marshall Plan
United States plan to provided food, machinery, and other materials to European countries to rebuild Europe in exchange that they have capitalist governments. -
Containment
United States idea to stop the spread of Communism. This was like a zip lock bag around Communist countries. -
NATO
The U.S., Canada, and 10 other Eurpean countries formed a defensive military alliance. The USSR saw this as a threat -
The Korean War
Korea was split up into North and South Korea by the 38th parallel. South was democracy and North Korea was Communist. They fought with the help of China and UnitedStates. -
War Saw Pact
The USSR, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, amd Albania created their own alliance in retaliaion to the NATO pact. -
Vietnam War
South Vietnam was democracy and North Vietnam was Communist. North Vietnam tried to invade and control South Vietnam U.S tried to stop North Vietnam, but North Vietnam won. -
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Space Race
This was competition between the Soviet Union and the United States. The two countries raced to see who could make it to space first. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The USSR had missiles in Cuba and the U.S had missiles in Turkey and Greece. U.S wanted the missiles out of Cuba. They made an agreement to take each others missile out. -
Détente
Détente was a policy of lessening Cold War tensions, replaced brinkmanship under Richard Nixon. -
1980 Olympics
The United States team, made up of amateur and inexperienced players, led by coach Herb Brooks, defeated the Soviet team, who were the biggest powerhouses in hockey.
