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February 1945
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US, Britain, and the USSR met at Yalta. We divided Germany up by occupations. We agreed to go to war with Japan. This is also where we agreed to have free elections.
http://www.google.com/search?q=yalta+conference&client=safari&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=sKuTUZ7UKYTM9QT7n4GwCQ&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAA&biw=768&bih=928#biv=i%7C0%3Bd%7CVSPcgBfyN5CowM
July 1945
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Truman, Stalin, and Churchill meet in Potsdam, Germany. They all wanted us to hold free elections. There is sooo much selfishness in that proposition. That can't happen because capitalism and communism can't exist in the same world. They probably said that because they want to take over the world.
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en&biw=768&bih=928&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=KayTUcnkKZSq8ATXroHICg&q=potsdam+conference&oq=potsdam+conference&gs_l=img.3..0l10.6759.12074.0.13198.12.12.0.0.0.1.206.1045.7j3j1.11.0...0.0...1c.1.12.img.xP2VvRmSfjs#biv=i%7C11%3Bd%7CTm2FVKwdH_F51M%3A
1947
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policy to keep us from spreading communism. The US president decided he wanted to complain about us getting the idea around, which is exactly what he is doing with his idea of capitalism.
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en&biw=768&bih=928&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=j6yTUaDAAYbK9QTXiYHoAQ&q=containment+cold+war&oq=containm&gs_l=img.1.1.0l10.16393.19988.0.21933.8.7.0.1.1.0.464.1375.4j1j4-2.7.0...0.0...1c.1.12.img.yHtfwY-7kpw#biv=i%7C4%3Bd%7CtCxVQELK81lR_M%3AM
1948 - 1951
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provides food, machinery, and other materials to rebuild Western Europe. This only happened because the US can't mind their own business and let me take over the countries that I want.
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en&tbm=isch&q=marshall+plan+cartoon&revid=1422979658&sa=X&ei=Qq2TUZaQJobg8ASWtYHgAw&ved=0CDYQ1QIoAQ&biw=768&bih=928#biv=i%7C5%3Bd%7Cts2u-n-ltbnTKM%3A
1949
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We exploded our bomb, only because the US had theirs and we needed to be ahead of them at all times.
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en&biw=768&bih=928&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=WLqTUbPeD4vi8gTY_YDoCg&q=joe+1&oq=joe+1&gs_l=img.3..0l6j0i5l4.25437.30434.0.31623.6.6.0.0.0.0.496.1068.4j0j1j0j1.6.0...0.0...1c.1.12.img.yS7vWpkQqyg#biv=i%7C0%3Bd%7CB0Wens_KczAkIM%3A
1949
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the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The US and Canada form a military alliance because they are afraid of us being "aggressive"
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en&biw=768&bih=928&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=D7mTUci7Douo8QSm7ICoAg&q=NATO&oq=NATO&gs_l=img.3..0l10.125493.127193.0.128668.4.4.0.0.0.0.274.535.3j0j1.4.0...0.0...1c.1.12.img.Hr2hgdXGb-A#biv=i%7C12%3Bd%7CwMmSH515wBcOuM%3A
1949
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The Iron Curtain divides the East and the West. We controlled the Eastern half of the line, and half Berlin. The US controlled the other side. We established the curtain so the US couldn't dominate and bring capitalism with them. We absolutely hate capitalism.
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en&biw=768&bih=928&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=_riTUeAFkuz0BIW7gbAN&q=iron+curtain&oq=iron+curtain&gs_l=img.3..0l10.8525.13062.0.14061.12.8.0.4.4.0.460.1222.6j0j1j0j1.8.0...0.0...1c.1.12.img.NydFZiqQJv4#biv=i%7C5%3Bd%7CWK3gQUaNV5io-M%3A
1950 - 1953
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the 38th parallel is a line that crossed Korea at 38 degrees latitude. Japanese surrendered to us north of this line. They surrendered to the Americans south of this line. Soviets went with the North Koreans. America supplied the south Koreans.
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en&biw=768&bih=928&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=erqTUejgD4e48wTdp4HgBw&q=38th+parallel&oq=38th+&gs_l=img.1.0.0l10.92572.94350.0.96177.5.4.0.1.1.0.352.741.2j0j1j1.4.0...0.0...1c.1.12.img.GbY8nZEmxgU#biv=i%7C3%3Bd%7CxyJUU4oQDjkWWM%3A
1953
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The idea of going to the brink of war but not actually going to war.
If we entered any of their land that they wanted, they would complain and say they are going to war but they really are not. They used their air force, and a whole bunch of nuclear weapons.
So we did the same.
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en&biw=768&bih=928&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=h7uTUajMI4Tq9ASzmoGgAw&q=cuban+missile+crisis&oq=cuban+missile+crisis&gs_l=img.3..0l10.7710.15739.0.16706.20.10.0.10.10.0.541.1364.7j0j1j5-1.9.0...0.0...1c.1.12.img.oFyaPrD-tis#biv=i%7C15%3Bd%7CodachKWeGQiAxM%3A
1954
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when one nations falls under communist control, then the neighboring nations will fall under communist control. Which is good! The US just doesn't want that to happen.
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en&biw=768&bih=928&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=p7yTUcapBIj09gTO24DwAQ&q=domino+theory+cold+war&oq=domino+theory+&gs_l=img.1.0.0l10.21099.42915.0.44494.15.12.0.3.3.0.278.1242.9j2j1.12.0...0.0...1c.1.12.img.4x9k9plHpvg#biv=i%7C0%3Bd%7C2k1XEPMlx-O4mM%3A
1955
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Since they formed NATO, we formed the Warsaw Pact. It included us, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania.
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en&biw=768&bih=928&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=J72TUdL1EoaA9gTv2IA4&q=warsaw+pact&oq=warsaw+p&gs_l=img.1.0.0l10.13203.17253.0.18734.10.9.1.0.0.0.201.809.6j1j1.8.0...0.0...1c.1.12.img.dlA7esVJnXY#biv=i%7C8%3Bd%7CMvU1me07RputzM%3A
1956
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Egypt gained control of the Suez Canal. Egyptians were sent to take the canal which was controlled by the British interests.
https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=673&q=suez+canal+crisis&oq=suez+canal+crisis&gs_l=img.3..0l5j0i24l5.33125.41626.0.42393.17.11.0.6.6.0.288.2316.0j7j4.11.0...0.0...1ac.1.12.img.Myi-asuPOIs#imgrc=6Vdr3P1iQDU-3M%3A%3BuguKKVW8ZPEAbM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fs3.hubimg.com%252Fu%252F4628582_f520.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fhubpages.com%252Fhub%252FIran-Warships-Suez-Canal%3B520%3B411
August 1957
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In August, we created the first, and best, unmanned satellite going into space. Since they did fall behind in the science category, they have to spend a huge load of money to make sure their youth is able to do science and that stuff. But I really don't know why.... We already beat them... They should just let it go.
https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=673&q=sputnik&oq=sputnik&gs_l=img.3..0l10.2133.5458.0.6360.7.5.0.2.2.0.200.830.1j3j1.5.0...0.0...1ac.1.12.img.MQKDUrP2sUU#imgrc=djHaP1khBibyCM%3A%3B0LnvtTE1deZ63M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fi2.cdn.turner.com%252Fcnn%252F2011%252Fimages%252F01%252F25%252Ft1larg.sputnik.nasa.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fnews.blogs.cnn.com%252F2011%252F01%252F25%252Fdefining-a-sputnik-moment%252F%3B640%3B360
1964 - 1973
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the involvement of the US stemmed from the cold war containment policy. They wanted to make sure communism didn't get too out of hand. Which is stupid. Vietnamese fought the French. French were defeated.
https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=673&q=vietnam+war&oq=viet&gs_l=img.1.1.0l10.2531.3614.0.6285.4.4.0.0.0.0.254.804.0j3j1.4.0...0.0...1ac.1.12.img.H8HaiDNjaCo#imgrc=_kxEiUqvcwSCbM%3A%3BdxWyCDYSORXLGM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fupload.wikimedia.org%252Fwikipedia%252Fcommons%252Fa%252Fac%252FU.S._Marines_in_Operation_Allen_Brook_(Vietnam_War)_001.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fcommons.wikimedia.org%252Fwiki%252FFile%253AU.S._Marines_in_Operation_Allen_Brook_(Vietnam_War)_001.jpg%3B673%3B518
1970
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this was between Richard Nixon, and Brezhnev. this was a policy of lessening cold war tensions. This also replaced brinkmanship.
https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=673&q=detente&oq=dtente&gs_l=img.1.0.0i10i24l3.1243.2705.0.5690.6.6.0.0.0.0.286.1196.1j2j3.6.0...0.0...1ac.1.12.img.uOg1z4kVLJM#imgrc=Q55f9dMFMdX_uM%3A%3Bsi7MJAA880GMdM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Feurocivcourse7.edublogs.org%252Ffiles%252F2009%252F06%252Frussia-and-us.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Feurocivcourse7.edublogs.org%252Fcategory%252Fdetente%252F%3B312%3B400
1972
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it limited the amount of ballistic missiles and things that each country could have. the first was between Nixon and Brezhnev, and the second was between Carter and Brezhnev.
https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=673&q=SALT+talks&oq=SALT+talks&gs_l=img.3..0l2j0i24l8.2512.14187.0.15131.10.9.0.1.1.0.657.2355.1j3j3j1j0j1.9.0...0.0...1ac.1.12.img.s239B7tCnp8#imgrc=d4vBfkEM10ohsM%3A%3BttqcG12vdUYDKM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fmedia-3.web.britannica.com%252Feb-media%252F14%252F129114-004-DDA3E8A7.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.britannica.com%252FEBchecked%252Fmedia%252F124430%252FUS-Pres%3B550%3B371
1979
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We invaded and Merica gave the rebels weapons like the irresponsible nation that they are.
https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=673&q=invasion+of+afghanistan&oq=invasion+of+af&gs_l=img.1.0.0l4j0i5l6.169.8818.0.11966.15.10.0.5.5.0.243.1987.0j7j3.10.0...0.0...1ac.1.12.img.KTSZXGR0-RQ#tbm=isch&q=invasion+of+afghanistan+1979&revid=1130328188&sa=X&ei=aP2TUZasIIWR0QHl94D4Bg&ved=0CJIBEIMW&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.46471029,d.dmQ&fp=600604e56de2c7b2&biw=1366&bih=673&imgrc=uC9egZ8o7VqV3M%3A%3BKC6Z5RMrCv-pHM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fmkaumeyer.weebly.com%252Fuploads%252F1%252F3%252F5%252F8%252F13585955%252F328989880.jpg%253F318%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fmkaumeyer.weebly.com%252Fsoviet-invasion-of-afghanistan-1979.html%3B317%3B224
1983
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Stupid Regan put this in to protect against missiles i guess. pretty stupid if you ask me
https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=673&q=invasion+of+afghanistan&oq=invasion+of+af&gs_l=img.1.0.0l4j0i5l6.169.8818.0.11966.15.10.0.5.5.0.243.1987.0j7j3.10.0...0.0...1ac.1.12.img.KTSZXGR0-RQ#tbm=isch&q=reagan+strategic+defense+initiative&spell=1&sa=X&ei=TP6TUZtVxqvQAZ2EgBA&ved=0CE8QvwUoAA&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.46471029,d.dmQ&fp=600604e56de2c7b2&biw=1366&bih=673&imgrc=635-RKIT0TrnEM%3A%3BtDgxR9jTjzbTmM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fupload.wikimedia.org%252Fwikipedia%252Fcommons%252Fthumb%252Fe%252Fe5%252FC13571-8a.jpg%252F300px-C13571-8a.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fen.wikipedia.org%252Fwiki%252FStrategic_Defense_Initiative%3B300%3B205
1945
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Stalin, Churchill, and Truman met in Potsdam Germany. They all wanted to hold free elections in Eastern Germany. Stalin refused cause hes kind of a jerk..so
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Potsdam_conference_1945-6.jpg/220px-Potsdam_conference_1945-6.jpg&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potsdam_Conference&h=166&w=220&sz=14&tbnid=REbrmu3-yDSLFM:&tbnh=94&tbnw=125&zoom=1&usg=__q4SttNDBznJnfAexu7rdI5zQM9k=&docid=Gujc28otakVnWM&sa=X&ei=zoaTUfLGNoLq9ASs5YCABg&ved=0CEMQ9QEwAw&dur=131
1945
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The worlds super powers met to discuss a post war plan. President Roosevelt was a big part of the decision making cause he's awesome. They agreed to divide Germany into zones of occupation and they were to be controlled by allied
military forces. Germany did not have to pay all reparations
which was probs a good thing...i bet Roosevelt proposed that one cause Merica is smart
http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/world/Yalta.jpg
1947
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We, as Merica, grew increasingly worried about the spread of the Soviet threat. Our amazing president, Harry Truman adopted "Containment." We blocked the soviet influence and the expansion of communism in eastern Europe. We allowed forming alliances to help weak countries resist the threat of the soviets.
https://www.google.com/search?q=containment&client=firefox-a&hs=JRx&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=CIeTUb7lD4Gs9AT20YHABQ&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=980&bih=645#client=firefox-a&hs=KRx&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=containment+of+communism&oq=containment+of+co&gs_l=img.3.0.0l3j0i5j0i24l6.2895.4377.0.5564.6.5.0.1.1.0.307.446.4j3-1.5.0...0.0...1c.1.12.img.ocG695QY_NY&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.46471029,d.eWU&fp=69d96bc607e8001b&biw=980&bih=645&imgrc=GFoW_fNWAHD8gM%3A%3Bqv4roob2g_KFWM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fleasurec.edublogs.org%252Ffiles%252F2013%252F04%252FELT200804231040061868979-1cfxw64.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fleasurec.edublogs.org%252F%3B400%3B600
1948 - 1951
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The Marshall Plan was an assistance program that would provide food, machinery, and other materials to rebuild Western Europe. The United States is really nice for trying to do that...not like the USSR would ever think of others like that.
https://www.google.com/search?q=containment&client=firefox-a&hs=JRx&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=CIeTUb7lD4Gs9AT20YHABQ&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=980&bih=645#client=firefox-a&hs=ymc&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&q=marshall+plan&spell=1&sa=X&ei=RIeTUdnBHJKc8wTfyoCYBg&ved=0CE8QvwUoAA&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.46471029,d.eWU&fp=69d96bc607e8001b&biw=980&bih=645&imgrc=FapgT6iBMrHu1M%3A%3Bg0mLRsCmz1QG_M%3Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fupload.wikimedia.org%252Fwikipedia%252Fcommons%252Fthumb%252F2%252F24%252FUS-MarshallPlanAid-Logo.svg%252F250px-US-MarshallPlanAid-Logo.svg.png%3Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fen.wikipedia.org%252Fwiki%252FMarshall_Plan%3B250%3B296
1949
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The USSR exploded their bomb like the jerks that they are . Truman f course, being a genius and all, started working on a more deadly bomb.
https://www.google.com/search?q=iron+curtain&client=firefox-a&hs=L8H&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=boeTUbqGN4nY9ASv3YDIAg&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=980&bih=645#client=firefox-a&hs=u8H&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=Joe+1&oq=Joe+1&gs_l=img.3..0l6j0i5l4.26775.27606.2.28454.5.5.0.0.0.0.48.184.5.5.0...0.0...1c.1.12.img.or1bssIyDDg&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.46471029,d.eWU&fp=69d96bc607e8001b&biw=980&bih=645&imgrc=B0Wens_KczAkIM%3A%3B88wJ0sf3fLdAXM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fnuclearweaponarchive.org%252FRussia%252FJoe1big.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fnuclearweaponarchive.org%252FRussia%252FSovwpnprog.html%3B1024%3B768
1949
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organizations. 10 countries joined, including the US, formed to make a military alliance
https://www.google.com/search?q=iron+curtain&client=firefox-a&hs=L8H&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=boeTUbqGN4nY9ASv3YDIAg&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=980&bih=645#client=firefox-a&hs=O8H&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=NATO&oq=NATO&gs_l=img.3..0l10.27923.29314.0.29649.5.5.0.0.0.0.43.142.5.5.0...0.0...1c.1.12.img.zw51k_GtMr0&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.46471029,d.eWU&fp=69d96bc607e8001b&biw=980&bih=645&imgrc=Vubd8sfUKvpnOM%3A%3BoGD5rfFSdNndRM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.turkeytribune.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2012%252F06%252FNATO.png%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.turkeytribune.com%252Fturkey-tribune%252Fnato-unveils-three-key-threats-to-west-interests.html%3B2000%3B1578
1949
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The Iron Curtain represents Europe's division into a democratic West and a Communist East. The Soviets put up the Iron Curtain to protect communism and so that capitalism couldn't take over.
https://www.google.com/search?q=iron+curtain&client=firefox-a&hs=L8H&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=boeTUbqGN4nY9ASv3YDIAg&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=980&bih=645#imgrc=WK3gQUaNV5io-M%3A%3Bqq4GEf_YGg9IaM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fsouthwickresearch.com%252FBerlin%252FIronCurtainTrail.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fsouthwickresearch.com%252FBerlin%252FIronCurtain.htm%3B182%3B200
1950 - 1953
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Truman tried to contain communism but it was put to the test. South Korea tried to resist communism. 38th parallel is a like that crossed Korea at 38 degrees latitude. Japan and Korea fought. Soviet supplied to the North Koreans and the US
supplied to the south Koreans.
https://www.google.com/search?q=iron+curtain&client=firefox-a&hs=L8H&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=boeTUbqGN4nY9ASv3YDIAg&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=980&bih=645#client=firefox-a&hs=zTx&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=korean+war&oq=korean+war&gs_l=img.3..0l10.38168.39543.4.40038.10.9.0.1.1.0.36.265.9.9.0...0.0...1c.1.12.img.WffUpP_lrmo&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.46471029,d.eWU&fp=69d96bc607e8001b&biw=980&bih=645&imgrc=NJ2lf-owJKRedM%3A%3BJxfJlQ6E-gobDM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.archives.gov%252Fresearch%252Fmilitary%252Fkorean-war%252Fimages%252Fgirl-with-baby-m.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.archives.gov%252Fresearch%252Fmilitary%252Fkorean-war%252F%3B250%3B204
1953
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Brinkmanship is the threat to go to war but pulling out at the last minute. Brinkmanship requires a lot of strength in nuclear weapons and a strong military. We of course strengthened our air force and produced stock piles of nukes. The USSR copied us like always and they were behind...AS ALWAYS and began building their less lethal stockpile.
https://www.google.com/search?q=iron+curtain&client=firefox-a&hs=L8H&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=boeTUbqGN4nY9ASv3YDIAg&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=980&bih=645#client=firefox-a&hs=eUx&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=brinkmanship&oq=brinkmanship&gs_l=img.3..0l10.21089.24320.6.24608.16.10.2.4.4.0.53.337.10.10.0...0.0...1c.1.12.img.R-zcfPzerU0&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.46471029,d.eWU&fp=69d96bc607e8001b&biw=980&bih=645&imgrc=sDqa8wgljDyv0M%3A%3BzAfc_q-IBuS4lM%3Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fwa8.wikispaces.com%252Ffile%252Fview%252Fbrinkmanship.jpg%252F416298734%252F330x221%252Fbrinkmanship.jpg%3Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fwa8.wikispaces.com%252FBrinkmanship%3B300%3B201
1954
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The threat of the Domino Theory appeared. . . the idea that if one country falls to communism, another around them will also fall to it. This, of course is pretty bad for Merica because we hate communism...a lot.
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1955
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1956
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British took over the canal after a war in Egypt. something happened with the Israelis.
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1957
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USSR launched an unnamed satalite into space. they totally took our idea...we had it first.
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1962
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The USSR had planted missiles in Cuba and faced them toward the United States. Kennedy demanded that they be removed at once and started a naval blockade like a boss.
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1964 - 1973
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the involvement of the US stemmed from the cold war containment policy. Our main goal was to stop the spread of communism.
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1970
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A policy of lessening cold war tensions. The president at the time was Richard Nixon (cool guy) and the Russian premier was Brezhnev.
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1972
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Nixon and Brezhnev did it, it was a treaty that limited the number of international and submarine launched missiles each country could have.
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1979
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USSR invaded, like poops while America gave the Afghan rebels weapons like the good country we are.
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1983
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It was a program to protect against enemy missiles. It was not put into effect but remained a symbol of US anti-communism.
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