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Yalta Conference
A Conference between the Respective heads of states to try and organize a peaceful post war agreement after WW2 -
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Potsdam Conference
A military conference attended by the "BIg Three" heads of state. They primarily focused on ending the war in japan and restructuring Germany and Eastern Europe -
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Hiroshima Bombing
During the final stages of WW2 the US dropped nuclear weapons of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki -
Molotov Plan
This was a system put in place to provide aid to countries aligned with the soviet union after WW2 -
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Truman Doctrine
An american foreign policy aimed to counter soviet expansion during the cold war -
Brussels Treaty
A defense pledge signed by Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, as an extension on the Dunkirk treaty signed by Britain and France -
Marshall Plan
An American initiative to try and help aid Western Europe with economic support to help rebuild their economy after WW2 -
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Berlin Blockade
The soviet union blocked access to the western controlled sectors of Berlin -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an Intergovernmental military alliance between many north american and European states -
Soviet Creation of nuclear weapons
The soviets successfully tested their first nuclear weaponed codenamed first lightning -
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Korean War
The war between North Korea and South Korea -
Stalin's Death
The communist leader Joseph Stalin Died of a stroke -
Fidel Castro Takeover
Fidel Castro led an armed revolt against the Cuban government until January 1st 1959 when the government was replaced by a revolutionary socialist state -
Warsaw Pact
a soviet defense pact signed by many soviet aligned states -
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Vietnam War
The Conflict between South Vietnam Backed by soviet forces and North Vietnam Backed by the US -
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Hungarian Revolution
A Nationwide revolt against the Hungarian Government and its soviet imposed policies -
NORAD
North American Aerospace Defense Command, and organization of the US and Canada to provide early warning for all of north america -
Bay of Pigs
A failed invasion of Cuba by the C.I.A. -
Creation of the Berlin wall
Communist East German authorities build a wall that totally encircled West Berlin -
End of the Cuban missile crisis
The End of the 13 day struggle between the US and Soviet forces over soviet missiles in cuba -
Nuclear arms Treaty
An international Treaty to control nuclear weapons -
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Soviet/ Afghan War
Insurgent Groups Backed by the US fought a Guerrilla war against the soviet Union -
solidarity in poland
A polish labor union, the first trade union in a country under the Warsaw pact that was not controlled by a communist party -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Destruction of the wall dividing Berlin -
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Czechoslovakia Revolution
A non-violent transition of power to dismantle the one party government of 41 years -
End of the cold war
The End of the tension between the soviet union and US