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Yalta Conference
The conference at Yalta held in the Crimea brought together the Big Three Allied leaders. -
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Start and End of The Cold War
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Truman Doctrine
Harry S. Truman asked for $400 million in military and economic assistance for Greece and Turkey so they would support the US in the Cold war. -
Berlin Blackade
This raised tension between Soviet Union and us, as they were trying to completely seperate. -
The Marshall Plan
Proposed by Secretary of State George C. Marshall, the plan provided $13 billion in loans between 1948 and 1951 to European countries who pledged to control inflation and lower tariffs to receive the aid. Sixteen countries, including Germany and Italy, were recipients. -
Berlin Airlift
The allies reponding to USSR blockagade air supply- flying night and day to feed the city. -
Korean War
US and other allies support South Korea fight North Korea. -
Arms Race
Competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States, the Soviet Union. -
Joseph Stalins Death
Joseph Stalins death took place two months after Dwight Eisenhower took office. It aloud them to get rid of pro Stalin ideas. -
Nikita Khrushchev comes to power
Nikita Khrushchev led the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War, serving as premier from 1958 to 1964. He supported de-stalination. -
Nikita Khrushchev comes to power
His efforts caused Communism to spread among the nations of China, North Korea, and Cuba. -
Vietnam War
Vietnam war put alot of stress on the usa gornment. They were worried if S. Vietnam fell to communism. That other asian countries would inturn fall to communism. -
Space Race
Competition in Cold War for supremacy in spaceflight capability. -
U-2 Incident
United States U-2 spy plane was shot down over the airspace of the Soviet Union. -
Bay of pigs
The Bay Of Pigs invasion refers to the CIA sponsored American attack of the Cuban government in order to overthrow Fidel Castro. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall segergated familys and divied Germany. Many Germans left communist east Berlin for west Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuba were prepared to use battlefield nuclear weapons to defend the island if it was invaded. -
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
he Soviet war in Afghanistan lasted nine years from December 1979 to February 1989. -
INF Treaty
The INF Treaty ended the arms race between The US and Russia. -
German Re-unification
The fall of the Berlin wall united not only Berlin, but German as a state.
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USSR breakup
This declaration acknowledged the independence of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union.
