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Potsdam Conference
The final war time meting of the leaders of the Allied Nations. They discussed the future of Germany and Eastern Europe -
Beginning of the Cold War
Stalin divided Europe almost sending the nation into two. -
Berlin Blockade/Airlift
A massive transfer of essenial supplies flown into Berlin. Joseph Stalin restricted access to the city by shutting down railways and transports systems -
Berlin Wall
A physical barrier that seperated West Berlin from West Germany. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
A standoff between John F. Kennedy and the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev over the soviet plan to install nuclear missles on the island nation of cuba just 100 miles away from florida. This lasted 13 days. -
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Vietnam War
The United States aided Vietnam throughout the entire war. Conflicts to stop comunism. -
Glasnot/ Perestroika
The reconstruction of the political and economical system established by the comunist party. -
Fall of the Soviet Union
11 of the republics became independent states. Major economical and political dificulties arose. Comunism fell when the republics refused to rejoin.
