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united nations
the united nations was formed to keep world peace. -
yalta conference
there is no exact date on this but the yalta conference was held in yalta to decide what to do with the axis countries after the war. -
potsdam conference
the big 3 met in potsdam to decide over territory after world war 2. -
truman doctrine
the trman doctrine gave 400 million dollars to greece and turkey to help not be controlled by the soviet union. -
marshall plan
the marshall plan gave money to european nations to help fight communism. -
berlin airlift
the berlin airlift supplied west berlin with supplies for a year because the soviet union blockadedthe city. it ended may 12, 1949 -
nato
the north atlantic treaty organization was formed to protect countries against soviet control. -
korean war
the communist north korea invade democratic south korea. ended july 27, 1953 -
end of korean war
ended in a military stalemate when neither side had really moved anywhere in weeks. -
warsaw pact
the warsaw pact was formed by the soviet union and its satalite states in responce to the nato formation. -
sputnik 1 launch
the soviet union launched sputnik 1 -
first man in space
russia put the first man into space
