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The Berlin Wall was built on August 13, 1961 during the Cold War in Berlin, Germany. It served to divide Eastern Berliners from fleeing and crossing over to the more prosperous West Berlin. The East was occupied by the Soviet Union, and the West was occupied by the United States, France, and Great Britain. The wall caused the deaths of many civilians in their attempt to escape, and was a prominent symbol in the Cold War.

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Containment is the term for preventing the spread of communism beyond where it had previously existed. This term was common during the Cold War as the US put forth great effort in stopping the spread of communism by the Soviet Union. The US's policy of containment led to interference in other countries' politics, and ultimately the Korean and Vietnam wars.

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Deterrence is the action of discouraging an action through fear of its consequences. Specifically, through the Cold War, nuclear deterrence was a mutual agreement between the US and Soviet Union to refrain from resorting to nuclear weapons despite any tensions for fear of M.A.D. (mutually assured destruction).

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The Iron Curtain is a term that was made famous by British prime minister Winston Churchill in his Iron Curtain Speech. It refers to the impenetrable divide between countries in Eastern Europe that had communist governments and the democratic Western Europe.

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A satellite nation is a country during the Cold War that felt the pressure and influence of communism and the Soviet Union. This went strictly against the US's policy of containment, and were at risk of creating a "domino effect" of communist governments.

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The Yalta Conference was a meeting that took place in February, 1945 between US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Union Premier Joseph Stalin. The meeting was called by Stalin to discuss a plan to keep peace in post-war Europe. Stalin requested a "buffer zone" of countries surrounding the Soviet Union to prevent them from being invaded again. The conference members also agreed to occupy Germany and divide it into four sectors; Soviet, American, British, and French.

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) & Democratic government; individual rights, free elections, private ownership, capitalism

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Warsaw Pact & Communist government; limited rights, command economy, controlled by government.

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August 1945 - May 1, 1950; Nationalists - Chiang Kai-shek vs. Communists Mao Zedong

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After the fall of the last Chinese dynasty, the Nationalists took control of China in 1928, and continued tensions between the Nationalists and Communists for the control of China

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Communists win control of China in 1949 and Mao Zedong becomes dictator. The Nationalists flee to Taiwan, led by Chiang Kai-shek. Tensions continue over human rights and the "true China".

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June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953. North Korea - Kim Il Sung (allied with Soviet Union and China) vs. South Korea: Sygnam Lee (allied with United States) UN troops led by US General Douglas MacArthur

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The US and Soviet Union agreed to temporarily occupy Korea after World War II, divided in half at the 38th parallel. Over time, their governments were influenced and diverged from each other by their occupant countries.

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An armistice was signed on July 27, 1953, with Korea still divided into North and South and a demilitarized zone was created at the border

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In 1989, Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union, declared that the USSR would no longer interfere with the Soviet satellite nations. East Berlin then announced the opening of the borders between East and West Berlin, Germans from both sides began tearing down the wall. This moment was incredibly symbolic of the true end of the Cold War and of reunification. It also inspired revolts and reforms in former satellite nations, ultimately representing the fall of communism in Europe.

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October 16-28, 1962. Fidel Castro - Cuba, Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet Union, John F. Kennedy - United States

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US intelligence discovers evidence of Soviet missile launch sites being commissioned in Cuba. Great tensions built between the countries as the USSR denied the accusations.

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The crisis was averted when the US blockaded Cuba and provided the Soviet Union with an ultimatum, which they complied to. The Cuban Missile Crisis officially came to a close on October 28, 1962, when JFK and Khrushchev agreed to take down their nations' missiles from Turkey and Cuba, respectively. A communication line between Washington D.C. and Moscow was created to prevent further complications. Though the crisis had passed, it only encouraged the USSR to create an intercontinental missile to reach enemies if needed.

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November 1, 1955 - April 30, 1975. North Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh (allied with USSR & China) vs. South Vietnam - Vo Nguyen Giap (allied with US and France)

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Vietnam was under French rule from 1888-1941. Ho Chi Minh led independence movements and war against the French. As Vietnam split into North and South, communist uprisings began in the South, prompting the US to interfere as it their policy of containment.

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The US withdraws their 500,000 troops in 1973 due to controversy over their role in the war. The war officially ends in April of 1975 during the Fall of Saigon where South Vietnamese government surrenders to the North. Vietnam is formally unified under communist rule.