Yalta Conference, Agreed to divide Germany into zones of occupation, Potsdam Conference, Truman refused to permit USSR from claiming any reparations from US,France, British zones of Germany, Berlin Airlift, 1948- Withdrew troops from Germany, they flew food and supplies, Nato Vs Warsaw Pact, Alliance of US and W.European Nations - Alliance of Sov Union and its satellites, Space Race, Reponse to Sputnik - US tried to land a an on the moon before Soviets, Marshall Plan, US program of economic aid to European countries to help them rebuild after WWII, Truman Doctrine, Pres. Requests 400 million to aid to TUrkey and Greece. US policy of giving economic and militry aid to free nations threatened by internal or external opponents, Domino Theory, Containment_ creating alliances, helping weak countries resist soviet advances, Korean War, N. Korea vs S.Korea : 1st time UN uses military force against an enemy, Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK: When discovering the Soviet missile sites in Cuba, ordered a naval blockade of CUbA, Vietnam War, US becomes more involved in Vietnam over the fear that communism will continue to spread, McCarthyism, Red Scare: Fear of Communism in the US, Accussing someone of disloyalty without having any evidence, GI Bill of RIghts 1944, Gave veterans money to spend of business, homes, and schooling. Helped more than 2 million former soldiers attend college, Interstate Highway Act, Provide funds for a vase system of freeways to link all parts of US., Baby Boom, Post WWII period: Had larger families, increased birthrate, increased demand of food, housing,and goods.

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