https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl Made with a little mischief en-us 2016-06-12 17:37:56 UTC 2017-05-17 06:03:05 UTC hello@padlet.com 339600 https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114419149 The Yalta Conference was a conference in which the US, UK, and the Soviet Union discussed how Europe was going to be reorganized at the end of the war.]]> 2016-06-12 17:38:51 UTC https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114419149 339600 https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114419232 NATO- was a alliance between many European countries and some North American Countries that would defend each other in case of any attacks.
Truman Doctrine-was a doctrine that would aid countries that were resisting communism like Greece and Turkey.
Marshall Plan-it was an aid plan where they gave Europe $12,000,000,000 to help them rebuild after the war.
Cuban Missile Crisis- this was a time where Russia gave Cuba nuclear weapons and Cuba wanted to use them. The Us did not want to start another war and neither did Russia. In the end Russia removed their weapons from Cuba.
Containment-was a plan by the US to stop Russia from spreading communism]]> 2016-06-12 17:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114419232 339600 https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114419643 Iron Curtain-it was an imaginary boundary that divided Europe into two sides, communist and democratic
Free Elections-he broke the promise and took over some countries in Europe
Warsaw Pact-was a defensive alliance between Russia and other seven satellites in response to NATO]]> 2016-06-12 17:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114419643 339600 https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114419959 The Space Race was a competition between the US and the Sovie ts to see who would be the first to go to space. The Soviets won by sending the first satellite into space but then the US sent the first man on the moon.]]> 2016-06-12 18:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114419959 339600 https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114420047 Korean War-It started when North Korea began to invade South Korea and the United Nations stepped in with the US and helped out South Korea.]]> 2016-06-12 18:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114420047 339600 https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114440243 His detente was a new policy between 2 superpowers. It opened up trade between the countries allowing them to rebuild their economy.]]> 2016-06-13 02:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114440243 339600 https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114440722 East and West Germany reunited on October 3, 1990. The reason for the reunite is when thousands of people from east Germany began going to West Germany.]]> 2016-06-13 02:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114440722 339600 https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114441035 Glasnost-open discussion of political and social issues. Was introduced by Gorbachev
Perestroika-political movement for reformation within the communist party.
Gorbachev-General Secretary of the communist party.]]> 2016-06-13 02:52:08 UTC https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114441035 339600 https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114441112 Arms Race
Pros-More Weapons, Nuclear energy, 
Cons-costs a lot of money, damage to countries geographically, environmental impact, ]]> 2016-06-13 02:55:03 UTC https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114441112 339600 https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114441524 In 1949, the Soviet Union built an atomic bomb. U.S. leaders wanted their military to be stronger than the Soviets’. An arms race began. People worried this race would lead to a nuclear war. During the 1950s, many people didn't want communism. Joseph McCarthy was an anti-communist who thought that communists worked in the U.S. government. Congress searched for communists that might be working in the gov. undercover. Hundreds of government workers were fired. A few spies were found. Most people were innocent, though.]]> 2016-06-13 03:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114441524 339600 https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114441721 The US and the Soviet Union were competing against each to see who would be the first to go to space. The Soviets set the Sputnik into space. After that the US started working and eventually sent the first man into space.]]> 2016-06-13 03:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/339600/o99sg9qzxgtl/wish/114441721