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Postdam Conference
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Asked Japan to surrenderworld learned the U.S. has an atomic bomb
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United Nations
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An international peace keeping organizationstarted in 194551 original members
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Yalta conference
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Big three discussing what to do with Europe and Germany after the war
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NATO
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Alliance with friendly Eropean countries called the North Atlantic Treaty OrganizatonThe members...
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Warsaw Pact
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Russia makes agreement with allies to protect each other and form the Soviet UnionEastern Europe
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Capitalism
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America's form of econmyAn economic system where private businesses run most industries (free...
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Communism
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Econmic system in which all resourses are shared equally
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Containment
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To hold withen its area, the polilcy the U.S. had where they attempted to contain communism...
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Truman Doctrine
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extreme measures to stop soviets spreading communismGreece and Turkey were close to being taken...
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Marshall Plan
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Help Europe rebuild$12 billion aid to western Europelessens chance of countries becoming communist
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Berlin Blockade
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Soviets block all access to Berlin
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Berlin Airlift
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Airlift in 1948Gave food to people of West Berlin
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Iron Curtian
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Winston Churchill," From Stettin in Baltic to Trieste in Adriatic,... iron curtian" Eastern...
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Nuremburg
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Legal Proceeding against Nazi leadirs for crices that took place judges were France, Uk, US,...
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IAEA
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An organization that promotes safe and peaceful uses of nuclear enegery, 125 membersWorks to...
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Homes, buildings, and farms destroyed in EuropeNeed Money
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Marshall Plan
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How to proscute the Nazis
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Nuremburg Trials
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How to stop communism from spreading
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Truman Doctrine
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Russia is attempting to make all of Germany communist
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NATO
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Atomic Bombs are unsafe
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IAEA
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The Leauge of Nations was unsuccsusful
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create U.N
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