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Birth of the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union was born ot of the Russian Revolution of 19717. -
Cold War Begins
An intense competition for global power and lasted more than 45 years -
Germany Surrenders
When Germany surrendered, it was divded into two; east and west Germany -
Truman Doctrine came up with the idea of containment
President Truman Doctrine came up with the idea of containment, which is containing or limiting communism to countries where it has taken over -
West Germany is FREE
West Germany became an independent nation with a democratic government -
The U.S. formed a more permenant alliance for mutual protection
The Berlin Blockade convinced the U.S. and its allies to form a more permanent alliance for their mutual protection. -
The Soviet Union created their first attomic bomb
The Soviet Union created the first atomic bomb, marking the beginning of the Arms Race. -
The Warsaw Pact was created
The Warsaw Pact called for military cooperation among the Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Rumania, and East Germany -
Berlin Wall
The berlin wall was created to divide East and West Germany. -
The Soviets put up a wall to stop the East Germans from going to West Germany
East Germany and the Soviets tried to stem the tide of east Germans fleeing to west berlin by putting a wall between the two parts of Berlin
