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TRUMAN
Truman was elected how president in 1945 -
TRUMAN DOCTRINE
The USA would support any nation threatened by a communist invasion. The USA helped the Monarchy during the Greek Civil War. -
MARSHALL PLAN
He promised American aid to European countries to help rebuild their damaged economies. -
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COLD WAR
The Cold War was a state of political and military
tension after World War II between powers in
the Western Bloc and powers in the Eastern Bloc. -
THE ISOLATION
The Western allies (the USA, Britain and France) agreed to a single government in their zones. The Soviet Union was opposed to these moves. Stalin wanted to keep Germany as weak as possible so he decided to blockade Berlin. -
THE USSR CONTROLLED EASTERN EUROPE
Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Albania and Bulgaria had pro-soviet Communist governments controlled by
USSR. under this goverments big companies and banks were nationalised and heavy industry was developed. -
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THE SIEGE
Berlin was in Eastern Germany (controlled by the USSR). Stalin ordered that all land communication between West Berlin and the outside world should be cut off. They survived because they could obtain supplies from the outside world by air. -
GERMANY DIVIDED
Two new states were formed: the German Federal Republic (West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic. -
THE NATO
The Western Powers formed NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) against the communist threat. -
THE COAL AND THE STEEL
Robert Schuman propose the creation of a common market of coal and steel to avoid rivalries and to be more competent. -
STALIN
When Stalin died in 1953 he was succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev, who began a process of De-Stalinization to fight the abuse of power of cult of personality of the previous leader. -
THE PEACE OF KOREA
The communist north Korea was in conflict with the South Korea, and the USA support the South Korea and the USSR support the North Korea. Finally, they signed the peace -
VIETNAM WAR
Chinese support helped to establish a Communist government in North Vietnam. South East Asia had been controlled by France, but French forces were completely defeated by the North
Vietnamese. -
THE WARSAW PACT
The Eastern Bloc formed the Warsaw Pact. -
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
It constituted the creation of the European Economic Community (EEC) or Common Market. Its main objectives were the free movement of people, goods, services, and capitals by suppressing the customs duties among the member countries. It was signed by West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. It also involved the creation of Euratom -
CUBA
Castro overthrew the government with a war. -
CUBAN MISSILES CRISIS
CUBA WAS SUPPORTED BY THE USSR, WHICH PLACED MISSILES ON ITS BORDER DIRECTLY TO THE UNITED STATES, IT WAS THE MOMENT WHERE IT WAS NEAREST TO THE WAR. -
THE WALL
A wall was erected across the city of Berlin
dividing the Eastern sector from the West -
PRAGUE SPRING
In Czechoslovakia, led by Dubcek, tried to install its own type of
socialism (Socialism with a Human Face). But the troops of the
Warsaw Pact invaded Praga and suppressed the attempt -
THE VICTORY OF VIETNAM
United States tried to defeat Vietnam, since its defeat could suppose the beginning of communism for all Asia, but after many losses and the capture of Saigon, the american people lost the war. -
THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL
