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two major super powers coming out of the war
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Democratic government in the west, west germany and west berlin.
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U.S occupation under macarthur, democracy, dominant economy
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United Nations and The Warsaw pact
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yalta conference, soviet control of eastern europe
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democracy and the free enterprise vs dictatorship and communism
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Winston Churchill described the soviet uniun as a "iron cutain" divinding the contient
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policy of containment
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the european recovery program is commonly known as the marshall plan. helped european countries rebuild.
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code of conduct for the treatment of people
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North Alantic Treaty organization, western european countries formed a military allaiance
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became leader of nationalist china (taiwan island)
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china was divided into 2 nations
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became the leader of communist china (mainland china)
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38th paralell,north korean troops invaded south korea, the us following thier policy of containment, sent troops to help repel the invaders. the war ended with an armistice
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teh belief of having large amounts of nuclear weapons by both superpowers would prevent nuclear attack because both sides could strike back with devestating power
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The veitnamese defeated the french and pushed them out of vietnam
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became leader of communist north veitnam
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the soviet union responded to NATO by forming this group
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domino theory,
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applied the containment theory to ending communism in vwitnam by sneding troops to fight
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a powerful symbol of the division between east and west during the cold war
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the brink of nuclear war, President JFK imposed a naval blockade of cibato prevent soviet ships carrying missles from reaching the island
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deveoped a closer relationship with the societ union and developed a nuclear program
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Ended the fighting in veitnam by the unted staes
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veitnam was reunited as a communist country
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reformed communist chinas economy to a market economy leadin to rapid economic growth , but kept control of the government
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close relationship with the united states
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insituted policies of glasnost and perestorika which ed to the fall of the soviet union
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east and west germany reunified
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economic collapse and break up
