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Yalta Conference
United States, Soviet Union, Great Britain -
Start of the Cold War
The cold war started in 1945 after WW1 the war was between United States and Soviet Union -
WW2 Ends
WW2 ends with Truman's decision to drop A-bomb on Japan -
Post-War Germany
The allies were convinced that the Soviet Union would not allow for the reunfication of Germany -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine gave aid to Greece and Turkey and helped fend off communism to stay free -
The Marshall Plan
European Recovery Plan 16 countries received aid, $13 Billion in was aid given to help rebuild Western Europe. Offered to Eastern Europe but the Soviet Union said no. -
Iron Curtain
name given to an imaginary line that separated west Europe and Soviet controlled east Europe -
Domino Theory
A theory that if one nation communist the rest would follow -
Ballistic Missile
A rocket power object, often carrying a nuclear warhead -
Berlin Airlift
Stalin cut off supplies into W. Berlin US airlift food and supplies into the city. this lasted 11 months, Stalin reopened supply lines. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, N.A.T.O Alliance is created to offset Soviet influence in East Europe -
Korea Conflict Begins
Korea conflict begins; as a result United Nations police action begins to defend S. Korea -
A divided Vietnam
Vietnam was temporarily divided at the 17th perallel -
United Nations
An international peacekeeping Organization to which most nations in the world belong -
Eisenhower Doctrine
Like the Truman Doctrine but for the Middle East, It offered economic & military support if communism threatened the Middle East countries -
S.E.A.T.O
South East Asian Treaty Organization, S.E.A.T.O Alliance forms to protect South East Asia. -
Berlin Wall
the wall that separates east Berlin. -
Peaceful Coexistence
Competition without war or a policy of peace between nations. -
Hotline
A communication esatblished in 1963 -
Paris Peace Talks
1972 Nixon was re-elected and a cease-fire was negotiated "peace with honor"
