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Venona Papers
With Soviet Intelligence people were used to dycrypt mesages. -
Iron Curtain
Europe was split in 2 between the Soviet Union and Germany, and the U.S.and Great Britain. the west went to the U.S. and Great Britain while the Esat went to the Soviets and Germany. -
Truman Doctrine
An event that allowed the U.S. to provide economic aid to Greece and Turkey. This was happening to stop Imperialism. -
Berlin Blockade
Was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. -
Berlin Airlift
The U.S. and Great Britain dropped food and supplies to the people of Berlin. Germany thought the blockade would prevent the people from getting anything in order to survive as a community. -
McCarthyism
A hunt for communists. was used to stop communism. -
Korean War
A war between both North Korea and South Korea that included the U.S. allied with the south. This war took place due to the stop of spreading communism. -
Rosenburg Trial
Ethel and Julius Rosenburg were accused of being spies. They were accused of sharing the secrets of the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. They were excecuted by the electric chair. -
Sputnik
The Soviet Union launched the first satilite into space during the space race against the U.S. -
U2 Spyplane Incident
A plane was used to go deep into Russia and take pictures. It was found by soviets and shot down. -
Bay of Pigs
Taking place in the south coast of Cuba, an invasion occured due to the stop of communism. -
Berlin Wall
A giant wall built by Germans to close off al access to west Germany. -
Marshall Plan
The US. provide economic aid to Europe.