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In 1945, Churchill, Truman, and Stalin met to discuss the separation of Germany. They decided that Germany was going to be split between France, Britain, U.S., and the Soviet Union.

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The Marshall Plan allowed the U.S. to give billions of dollars to Western Europe. The U.S. did this so Western Europe wouldn't fall to communism.

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In 1948, Stalin ordered there to be a blockade around West Berlin. However, Stalin called off the blockade once the U.S. dropped supplies into West Berlin. This event would end up depending on the division between Western and Eastern Europe.

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The arms race led to the development of hydrogen bombs. This was the U.S. and Soviet Union competing to see who could make bigger and better weapons. The hydrogen bomb was more destructive than the atomic bomb that was created by the Soviet Union.

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After the war ended in a stalemate, Korea was divided into two countries. This happened at the 38th Parallel. North Korea were communists. South Korea were democrats with U.S. military presence.

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The Great Leap Forward Was Put Into Place (1958)

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The Great Leap Forward Was Put Into Place (1958)

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Mao wanted to collectivize land and increase coal, cement, steel, and electricity. He did this by the Great Leap Forward. It created huge collectivized farms called communes. However, this was a huge failure and led many people to starve.

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The Berlin Wall was built in 1961. It had a physical and symbolical division between West Berlin and East Germany. It was built to keep East Berliners from leaving.

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The Cuban Missile Crisis is the closest the superpowers got to direct war. It began after the Soviets had built missile launch sites in Cuba. There was a naval blockade around Cuba that was ordered by President Kennedy.

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Mao launched the Cultural Revolution (1966)

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Mao launched the Cultural Revolution (1966)

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The cultural Revolution meant to purge the impure elements from China. It was carried out by Red Guards. These were usually high school students.