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Truman Doctrine
the U.S. will provide political, military and economic help to all democratic nations under threat from communism -
Marshall Plan
the U.S. sent vast amounts of money to 16 nations for rebuilding cities, railroads, factories and electric systems -
Berlin Blockade
Stalin ordered a blockade of Berlin to try to starve them out -
NATO
Ten Western countries, the U.S. and Canada fomred the North Atlantic Treaty Organization -
Korean War
The first major proxy war -
Warsaw Pact
An alliance the Soviet Union created with 6 other countries -
Berlin Wall
The Soviet Union created the wall to keep people from escaping west Germany -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union stationed nuclear weapons in Cuba for self defense because the U.S. had nuclear weapons 200 miles away from Russia -
Mikhail Gorbachev
On March 15, 1990 Mikhail Gorbachev was elected as the new leader of the Soviet Union -
Communism Collapses
Gorbachev's policies led to the collpase of the Soviet Union
