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From 1944-49, Greece endured a civil war to define whether democracy or communism would take over. About 160,000 people were killed, tenth of the populatin was left homeless, 25,000 kids were resettled. In the end, Greece was the only nation that defeated communism at that time. It joined NATO. This was the first conflict when the Cold War started. This showed what happened when one of the major world powers (U.S and the Soviet Union) interfere in conflicts of foerign countries.

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After the WWII ended the United States and the Soviet Union became the major world powers. They both had been against Hitler, but their differences were so many and so deep that they could not remain allies. This political and ideological rivalries created the Cold War. This war wasn't an outright war, but it wasn't peaceful. They tried to dominate each other through the development of weapons and involment in conflicts between ther nations. One of their differences was democracy vs. communism. There were many nations that becme inependent and various crises. The war started between 1945 and March 12, 1947.

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This organization was created during WWII to discuss strategy (1945). This also was a peacekeeping agreement after the war. It was important because it soon inluded seeking solutionsd to social, economic, and humanitarian problems around the world. The problem with this was that since the UN included almost all nations, the problematic ones during the Cold War (Soviet Union) held position of status and the power of veto given by the United Nations. The UN didn't recognize biblical moral to judge and condemn.

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In 1948-49, Berlin was part of the Allies but it was located in Russian territory. The Sovits wanted to take over the city so they blocked all the traffic through East Germany into West Berlin. This was an important crisis between the Soviets and U.S because if the Aliied went to deliver needed supplies to Berlin by road or trail, they would have to use military force. But if they let the blockade succeed, Berlin would starve and fall into the Soviet control. The Allies came with an idea that wouldn't cause any of those problems, for 11 months, the U.S and Britain delivered everything in a massive airlift. The Soviets backed dw when they saw they'd failed.

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In 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was founded. It was formed when the Cold War started to protect countries from the Soviet aggression. This was effective during the Korean War and other occasions. After communism tried to take over Greece, it joined NATO. Also Berlin, when the Soviet Union collapsed, joined the organization.

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On August 29, 1449, the Soviet Union released its 1st nuclear bomb underground. The Americans recorded seismic activity, whico made them realize that the Soviets were working with nuclear weapons. The Soviets had captured German scientists during WWII, and they'd been working on the bomb since then. This was significant because it showed the U.S that the Soviet Union was as advanced as they were in the making of nuclear weapons. Also, president Truman had to check the Cold War policy to make sure they'd be safe.

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This war started because communist North Korea attacked non-communist South Korea (June 25, 1950). This war wa important because it was the first proxy warwhere the U.S and the Soviet Union got involved in a third country. At least 2.5 million people were killed. Neither of both sides actually won because North and South Korea signed an armitice treaty.

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This weapon gave the U.S a temporary advantage in the nuclear arms race between the U.S and the Soviets (November 1, 1952). Right after the Soviet Union detonated their nuclear bomb, the United States hurried to catch up. This weapon was aout 1,000 times more powerful than a nuclear device. This achievement was short-lived though because the next year, the Soviets had already released their own hydrogen bomb. And by the 1970's seven nation had created their own.

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On July 26, 1953, communist revolutionist Fidel Castro went against Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista. This was significant during the Cold War because the Soviet Union supported Castro but the U.S was on Batista's side. At first, the assault failed, btu then Figel convince the upper part of Cuba to end Batisa's dictatorship, forcig him to flee the island.

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Communist leader Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam independent. Vietnamese Communists defeated French efforts to colonize Vietnam again in 1954. At the peace conference, Vietnam was divided into communist north and non-communist south. However, north communists tried to coordinate with some communist agents in the south to take over the whole country. This is important because the U.S got involved by financially supporting south Vietnam to prevent it from falling to communism

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This was the first man-made satellite, which was launched by the Soviets (1957). This was important during the Cold War because this hurried America to catch up on this race to space. This determined the U.S to win the race to the moon.

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In 1958, Mao developed an economic plan to show that communism had worked perfectly for China. With this plan, he intended to double the production of steel and agricultural
products. To achieve this, he forced peasants to make steel without proper equipment or training, which made it bad and useless. The farm collectives didn't work either. This produced a famine and led todeaths of twenty to thirty million chinese people. This showed how his idea of a productive communist country would only stay as an impossible dream.

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On April 12, 1961 the Soviets and American kept on competing to see who was better. The Soviet was successful to send the first man to space and orbit the Earth(Yuri A. Gagarin). After this, America rushed to send atop redstone rockets. This was important during the Cold War because it showed the Soviets advanced technology.

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In 1961, the U.S sent troops to Cuba to attack Castro. They thought that by providing supplies and armed men, they'd be able to defeat Fidel's communist rule. This attac was a failure. It's important because many American solier were lost. Over 100 were killed and more than 1,000 were captured.

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This tension occured because the Soviet Union had placed missiles in Cuba near the U.S shore. America responded by showing they'd be prepared in case they sensed a threat to their national security. President Kennedy placed a naval blockade around cuba for precaution. This was important because it almost made the Cold War turn into a nuclear war (November 14, 1962)

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This hotline was created to avoid misunderstandings. Since the U.S found out that the Soviets had missiles aiming at the U.S shore, they wanted to be able to communicate with the Soviets faster andand clearly. This two groups used to talk using telegrams and letters that traveled over sea. When the U.S realized the the Cold War could turn out pretty ugly, president Keneedy decided it'd be safer if they had a faster way of communication to prevent a nuclear war.

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After the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, the war became unpopular and many Americans thought they were losing. President Nixon withdrew American forces from Vietnam and soon started training the Vietnamese to defend themselves. This helped south Vietnam slow down the communist advance until 1975. However, congress voted to reduce aid to south Vietnam and that's when the communist north took over. This war was important because it affected America greatly. More than 50,000 soldiers died. And it lost ne hundred and forty-six billion dollars for paying this war. Because of this, the U.S isolated itself, which allowed communism to spread in many countries.

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In 1980, Ronald Reagan became the 40th president of the United States. He teamed up with the the leader of the Conservative Party in Great Britain Margaret Thatcher. Reagan was a strong leader who turned a struggling Americainto a political, social, and economic force. This is significant in the cold war because he rejected the idea of communism. His strong and focused leadership helped him restore democracy in several countries. This showed the Soviets that they couldn't compete with America

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On November 9, 1989, the wall that divided Berlin was destroyed. This wall caused division between the west and the east. Many people were killed for going under or around the wall, that was until it was crushed down. This even was significant because it started the reunification of Germany.

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After Stalin's death, many Russian leaders succeeded him. Later, upon the death of the Soviet leader in 1985, Mikhail Gorvachev emerged as leader. He wanted to revive the Soviet Union. He allowed ownership of business and released political prisoners. He moved the Soviet Union closer to democracy. In 1990 he was elceted as the 1st president of the Soviet Union. The communist party lost control of the Soviet Union. The people realized their government had been lying to them, which caused them to revolt against the communist system and demand freedom from the Soviet Union (1991)