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Potsdam conference
The big Three, soviet leader, joseph stalin, brish prime minster wiston churchill, and us presedint harry truman met in postdam, germany to negolate terms for the end of world war ii -
truman doctrine
it was policy which stated that the us would give aid to any country threatened by the communisms -
Berlin Blockade
all roads, trains, and waterways were blocked berlin by soviet union. they could not get food or gas -
korean war
conflict between north area and south Korea in witch at least 2.6 million persons lost their lives -
second red scare
The fear of communisms that spread through American politics, culture and society -
creation of NATO
security ageist soviets' union by Western European nations, united states, and Canada -
1960 U2 Incident
America spy plane shot down over soviet Union airspace -
Suez crisis
The Suez canal is a man-made waterway in Egypt. it connects the red to the Mediterranean sea. -
Space Race
competition between United States and soviet union for space technology -
soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia
soviets' Union led Warsaw pact troops in invention of Czechoslovakia to crack. -
Bay Of Pigs Invention
an attack by the CIA to remove cuban leader Fidel castro from power that failed. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
confrontion between united states and soviet union both came close to nuclear conflict -
Chernobyl Dister
nuclear power explostion at plant in charnorly, ukrain