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Division of Germany
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Iron Curtain
The military, political, and ideological barrier established between the Soviet bloc and western Europe from 1945 to 1990. -
Soviet Expansion
The communist nations closely allied with the Soviet Union, including Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania, whose foreign policies depended on those of the former Soviet Union. It did not include communist nations with independent foreign policies, such as China, Yugoslavia, and Albania. The Soviet Union used its military force several times in the Soviet Bloc to ensure that the countries' governments followed Soviet preferences: in East Germany in 1953, in -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin airlift supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin.This ended May 12, 1949. -
NATO
Intergovernmental alliance formed from the North Atlantic Treaty -
Warsaw Pact
Mutual defense treaty between eight communist states of Central Eastern Europe -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. The wall was destroyed November 9, 1989. -
Rebuilding of Europe
The rebuilding of Europe included a full funding of the European Recovery Program called The Marshell Plan. The plan provided $13 billion to war-torn Europe as an outright gift, not a loan. The funds donated from The Marshell Plan helped European countries return to normalicy faster than usual.
