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Cold war-It is significant because it was a war that never happened, but was always prepared
for. It was a state of political tension and military rivalry between nations that stops short of full-
scale war, especially between the United States and Soviet Union following World War II.

Iron curtain-The military, political, and ideological barrier established between the Soviet bloc
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the USA people's opinion on USSR¶s behavior of expansion.
Both terms, used in a speech by Churchill, displayed the stance of Russia by not allowing the
Western powers into East Germany and the closing of the border. It then became the "Iron
Curtain" and the cold war had starteda war that did not have any true fights.

Containment- George Kennan: Containment was coined by George Kennan, one of few
Russian experts; he had served as an ambassador to Russia. He was the one, who looked at the
problem with the Soviet Union and wrote the Long Telegram that said the soviets will only
understand force, but we don't have to go to war, we should focus on containing them. He stated
that in order to contain the Soviet Union, we needed military alliances, have our military
prepared, and he recommend foreign aid. NSC-68:United States Objectives and Programs for
National SecuritySig:The Truman policy of containment entailed keeping significant allied
forces in Western Europe to prevent the spread of Soviet occupation from Eastern to Western
Europe. Def:United States foreign policy introduced at the start of the Cold War, aimed at
stopping the spread of Communism and keeping it contained and isolated within its borders.

Denocification-

Atlantic Charter-the Atlantic Charter established a vision for a post-World War II world.
In Tokyo the Atlantic Charter had support for the militarists in the Japanese government, who
pushed for a more aggressive approach against the US and Britain. This agreement had proved to
be one of the first steps towards the formation of the United Nations. A declaration of post-
World War II, aims issued by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President
Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 14, 1941 before U.S. entry into the war. It was created during a
five-day conference held between the two men aboard ship in the North Atlantic. The
AtlanticCharter established a vision for a post-war settlement.

Yalta Conference-A meeting between the Allied leaders Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin in
February 1945 at Yalta, a Crimean port on the Black Sea. The leaders planned the final stages of
World War II and agreed on territorial division of Europe; The British representative did not
want any war reparations.
otsdam Conference-A conferenceheld inPotsdam in the summer of 1945 where Roosevelt,
Stalin, and Churchilldrew upplans for the administration of Germany and Poland after World
War IIended. This Potsdam Declaration described Japan's condition, gave the terms for surrender
and stated the Allies' intentions for its postwar status. It ended with an ultimatum, Japan must
immediately agree to unconditionally surrender, or faced with destruction.

Truman Doctrine-It was created to fight the spread of Communism, as the government was
afraid that if a few small, weak countries became Communist, then it would lead to a Domino
effect that would lead other countries to fall to Communism. It offered support to all countries
that declined communism, attempting to contain it. The Truman Doctrine also consisted of
Marshall Aid, which was money that was offered to all European countries for rebuilding.

Marshall lan-It was aneconomic recovery plan designed and implemented by the United States
to help with recovery efforts for Western Europeafter World War II. The plan said that the U.S.
would give money to help rebuild countries after the war, as long as they would create a
Capitalistic Government, this would help countries become more like the U.S.The Marshall plan
had stopped Communismgoing towards the West, as they had everything east of West Germany.
If France and the U.K neighbored a communist nation, The Reds would have had the entire
continent, and possibly won the Cold War. While Germany was the enemy in WWII, it was the
most important ally against communism, because it was the front line in the Cold War.

NATO-NATO was the North Atlantic treaty organization, this treaty provides that an armed
attack against one or more of NATO's member nations shall be considered an attack against them
all.The organization was originally formed out of the fear that the Soviet Union would ally
militarily with Eastern European nationsandbecome a threat to Western Europe and the United
States. After WWII the nations in the region of the North Atlantic created NATO to protect
themselves from Soviet aggression. The Soviets countered with the Warsaw Pact. All of these
organizations were cold war related.

Warsaw act-A treaty of mutual defense and military aid, it was signed at Warsaw on May 14,
1955, by communist states of Europe under Soviet influence, in response to the admission of
West Germany to NATO. It was a treaty of friendship, co-operation, and mutual assistance.The
NATO nations agreed that an attack on one would be an attack on all. The Soviets had replied
with the Warsaw Pact. The Soviets intended that the Pact be a military deterrent to the NATO
nations and any plans they might have on attacking the Soviet Union or its allies.

United Nations- It wasan international organization of countries set up in 1945, in addition to

the League of Nations; it was to promote international peace, security, and cooperation.The
United Nations was created at the end of World War II for the purpose of creating peace. The
world was broken down by the war and the League of Nations that came before was a complete
failure.

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tariff barriers and promote trade among the countries of Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands,
France, Italy, and West Germany. These countries became the original members of the European
Community in 1965. It had helped the economy of Europe and prevented future war by
integrating its members.

Welfare state-A system where the government takes responsibility to protect the health and
overall well-being of its citizens, those in financial or social need, by means of grants, pensions,
and other benefits. It helped the citizens during the war.

Khrushchev-Khrushchev said that he wanted peaceful co-existence, at first; the western powers
hoped that this would be the start of a thaw in the Cold War. Khrushchev was the chief of the
Soviet Communist party.Most Soviet historians look back at Khrushchev as a precursor to
leaderswho would ultimately end the Cold War through his actions.

De-Stalinization- Wasthe process of eliminating the cult of personality, Stalinist political system
created by Sovietleader Joseph Stalin, a thaw I the Cold war.

Berlin Airlift-Cargo planes delivered food, fuel, and other essential goods to the people living in
West Berlin. The Western Allies organized the Berlin Airlift to carry supplies to the people in
West Berlin.The Air Lift came after the Soviet Union blocked off railroad links to the Allied
sectors of Berlin in an attempt to gain control of the whole of the city. The Berlin Air Lift
officially ended on 30 September 1949, after 16 months.

Yugoslavia: How was it different from other communist countries/ Josip Broz aka Tito-In
Yugoslavia most factories and businesses were co-operatively, not state owned - with the
workers sharing out any profits, most farms were left in private hands, and by the 1970s, the
country was capitalist.Tito and his Partisan forces liberated the country by themselves. Tito was
an extremely popular leader and an effective general and military leaderStalin knew that Tito
was a skilled general and, if the Red Army invaded they would face a determined military
response.

Hungarian uprising 1956-

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