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Yalta Conference
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Truman Doctrine
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Arms Race
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Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union blockaded Berlin in attempt to force NATO out of West Berlin and starve the people into submission. -
Marshall Plan
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Berlin Airlift
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Korean War
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Joseph Stalin death
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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Space Race
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U-2 incident
United States U2 plane was shot down in Soviet airspace. This added to the tension between the U.S and Soviet Union. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Failed military invasion of Cuba, in attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro Cuban exiles were obliterated by Cuban forces. -
Berlin Wall
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Nikita Khrushchev
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Vietnam War
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Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
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INF Treaty
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German reunification
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USSR Breakup