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a city in Russia where the ne Big 3 met after WW2 to work out who would control the postwar world. This was their best cooperation.
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-Stalin agrees to join the fight against Japan
-Stalin agrees to support the UN
-Agreed that theywould control the parts of Germany that their troops occupied at the end of the war
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-Stalin wanted control of Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Austria, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia. England and US had to give in because they were still fighting in Asia, and they didn't have enough power to fight Russia. |
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| the border of the Soviet Union and the rest of Europe |
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Another meeting between the Big 3. They discussed the future of Germany. Truman had just sucessfully made an atomic bomb, and bossed the entire meeting around and took charge.
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-US is much more assertive
-Devides Germany btwn USSR and Britain/France/US
-Berlin is divided btwn the four countries
-tension btwn US and USSR |
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| policy where the US declared that they would keep communism within its existing borders by all means possible |
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| where the US and USSR will avoid military conflict but will do everything in their power to block thir global goals (eg military, economy) |
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| a plan to help "fix" Europe where the US would give millions of dolars to Europe, even the USSR, if they would spend the money on American goods |
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The Western powers decided to make a unified currency for England, France, US, and West Berlin. This enraged the USSR, andx they retaliated by closing off all the highways and routes into West Berlin, and they shut off thier power.
The US flew planes full of fuel, food, and other supplies to avoid losing West Berlin or causing a huge war. |
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this would be a protection for the West against the USSR
the plan was that if the USSR attacked any of the NATO countries, they would protect eachother
Included: Belgium, Luxemburg, Netherlands, France, GB, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Iceland, US, Canada |
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after the war, there was a civil war in China between Communists and leftists
the communists won, and it was considered the first big "loss" for containment |
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a sceurity council report that suggested starting an arms buildup to stau ahead of the USSR
this began the arms race btwn the US and the USSR |
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in Korea, the North wanted Korea to be Communistand the South wanted to be more like the west
because of their views, the USSR supported the North and armed them. the US retaliated by supporting the South.
this was the first major conflict btwn the US and the USSR |
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| a more destructive atomic bomb that, when exploded, marked the nuclear threat of the USSR and US |
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a plan made by Eisenhower that said that if the USSR attacked us, we would respond with nuclear attack at undisclosed locations
Eisenhower hoped that by being vague, he would scare the Russians into not attacking
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The policy left the US with two choices: all out nuclear war or do nothing. The first option would probably end the world, and the second would make the US look bad. |
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it was the first man-made space satellite
Made by USSR, and US thought the USSR was spying on them with it |
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| overthrew the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista and set up a soviet-supported totalitarian regime |
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a secret invasion of cuba by the US to overthrow Castro with cuban exiles
it failed |
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the USSR brought nuclear weapons to Cuba
the US was scared because they were on the brink of a nuclear war, and Soviet weapons were so close |
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| Jules and Ethel Rosenberg |
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during the red scare, this couple were accused of being communist and were killed
this caused a public uprising because there was no real proof against them |
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| A technique of using obscure or uncharted information in order to ruin people's reputations |
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belief that if communism succeeded in one country then neighboring would follow and become communist
Gave US reason to send troops to Vietnam |
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