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Potsdam Agreement
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End of WWII
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Marshall Plan
A time of economic recovery of Europe; the United States gave Europe $31,000,000,000 to help rebuild Europe -
Creation of NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization; each country vows to protect one another and fight against the spread of terrorism -
COMECON
council for mutual economic assistance -
The Korean War
North Korean invasion of South Korea begins the Korean war -
Treaty of Rome
created the European economic community -
Creation of the European Union
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Euro Replaces 12 National Currencies
helped in unifying the European Union monetarily -
EU acquires 10 more countries
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia)