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un created
United Nations was started as an international. org to pervent wars. -
germany div.
germany divided alliese split germany into 4 zones ruled by US,UK,USSR, and France. -
stalin ignored
stalin openly declared incompatibility of communism and capitilasm, triggering the Cold War. -
churchill coined the term
churchill coind the term 'iron curtain' -
drooped atomic bomb
The us dropped twp atomic bombs on japan, beginning the nuclear age. -
The Truman Doctrine
Was a US policy of giving econimc and military aid to free nations threatned by internal or external opponents. -
announced bny Secretary George Marshall
The Marshall Plan was a Us program to give asssistance to help European countries rebuild after the war -
congress approved
congress approved the $ 12.5 billion plan only after communists took over Czechoslovakia. -
Western Allies planned
planned to begin circulation of a new currency in their zones of Germany. -
Western Allies begin the Berlin Airlift
A massive operation of flying food and supplies into West Berlin to sustain the whole city. -
US joined with 10 Western European nations
US joined with 10 Western European nations and canada to form the North Alantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a defensive military alliance. -
USSR admitted defeat
USSR admitted defeat by lifting the blokcade -
US and USSR being using spies
US an USSR began using spies, propaganda, diplomcy, and secret operations to outmanuver one another. -
USSR tested
USSR tested its first atomic bomb -
US h-bomb
US developed H-bomb -
USSR h-bomb
USSR developed H-bomb -
West Germany was admitted to NATO
West German was admitted to NATO resurrecting Soviets fears of a strong Germany. -
USSR formed its own alliance
USSR formed its own alliance called the WARSAW. -
Soviets developed missle
Soviets developed an intercontinental ballistic missile ( ICBM) which was capable of hitting the US. -
soviets launched icbm
The soviets used an ICBM to launch the first satellite into space -
us launched into satellite
Us launched its first satellite -
Soviets erected
Soviets erected the Berlin Wall in August 1961 to seprate comminist East Berlin from capitalist West Berlin.
