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Yalta Conference
Major countries meet to decide Germany's fate. -
Iron Curtain
A wall of communism -
Truman Doctrine
Gave $400 million in economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey -
Cold War
U.S. competes with Soviet Union. -
Marshall Plan
Gave $13 billion in aid to help rebuild Europe -
Berlin Airlift
US airlift of food and supplies into West Berlin -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created to protect the countries in NATO. If you attack one, you attack all. -
SEATO
South East Asian Treaty Organization. Prevent the domino therory. -
Reunify Vietnam
A vote was taken to re-unite Vietnam -
Eisenhower Doctrine
Offered economic and military support if communism threatened the Middle East -
Berlin Wall
The wall divided east and west germany -
Gulf of Tonkin
US patrol ships were allegedly attacked by NVA -
Attack
We attack Vietnam, but do not declare war -
My Lai Massacure
Civilians were killed by American soldiers -
Nixon as President
Nixon becomes the President -
US Troop Numbers
US troop numbers hit over 540,000 -
Tet Offensive
Offensive attack by Vietnam -
Nixon is Re-Elected
Nixon is re elected. -
Paris Peace Talk
The Paris Peace talks call for US involvement to end -
Amnesty
Pardon given by President Jimmy Carter
