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In 1943, Greek communists attempted to overthrow the government and started a civil war. They wanted to form their own government and they were funded by the USSR. President Truman responded by issuing the Truman Doctrine and the Greek government eventually won the war.

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Greek Civil War

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The creation of the Marshall plan. A plan to help aid the counties in economic turmoil post WWII.

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is established. A multi-European country alliance ensuring the protection of those countries who participated.

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The U.S. responded to Stalin's blockade by sending supplies through airplanes.

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Berlin Airlift

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Stalin was embarassed that people from East Berlin were escaping to the west, so he built a wall to prevent people from escapeing.

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Berlin Wall Erected

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The pact was an alliance of communist countries and it helped their defense and prevented pact members from seeking greater independence.

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Warsaw Pact Formed

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The Capitalist and the U.S. supported South Korea rallies up troops to fend off or take control of North Korea.

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The U.S. tried to invade Cuba to overthrow FIdel Castro, but he found out about it so when the U.S. started their plan, they were shot down and it eventually led to the USSR moving nuclear weapons to Cuba.

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Bay of Pigs

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Ho Chi Minh, the communist leader of North Vietnam, wanted to unite to two halves of the country. The U.S. believed in the Domino thoery, that if one country became communist the surroundng countries would also be communist. This led to the U.S. sending many troops and spending billions to fight. However the U.S. lost.

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Vietnam War

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President Nixon vists Mao Zedong in China and talked. This drove a wedge between the USSR and China.

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Nixon Visits Communist China

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The Soviet Union launched the first artificial Earth Satellite, securing space superiority.

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Nuclear missiles were shipped from Russia towards Cuba. Their leader was also a communist who hated America. This tension and the strategical location of the missile placement endangered the U.S. since it was in proximity of the bombing.

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Following the landing of Sputnik the U.S wanted to ambitiously land a man on the moon. Launching Apollo 11, the U.S successfully achieved a historical feat.

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After years of being separated from family, and the discord created by the war/wall. Many individuals gathered together to tear down the wall and protest against the government.