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It surprised the United States because they were not expecting the Soviet Union to possess nuclear weapon knowledge so soon.

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Goals of the conference were to establish postwar order, peace treaty issues, and effects of the war.

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Provided aid to Western Europe after the devastation of World War II. More then $15 billion to help rebuild.

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Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin.

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To defend each other from the possibility of communist Soviet Union taking control of their nation. Protecting against communist.

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Approximately 1000 times more powerful than conventional nuclear devices.

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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were Americans who were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union.

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The Soviet Union and the United States liberated Korea from imperial Japanese colonial control.

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A sign of Soviet dominance in Eastern Europe.

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The communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its ally, the United States.

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The law authorized the construction of a 41,000-mile of interstate highways. It also allowed $26 billion to pay for them.

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Hoped to protect the Middle East from the influence of the U.S.S.R., while also containing the rise of Arab nationalism.

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The first successful artificial satellite and marking the start of the Space Race.

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The wall was built to keep the country's people in but the Soviets and East German government said it was to keep capitalism out.

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Cuban Missile Crisis - (Oct 16-28, 1962)

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Cuban Missile Crisis - (Oct 16-28, 1962)

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Made regarding the nuclear missiles in Cuba. The missiles had been placed to protect Cuba from future planned attacks after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion.