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International body formed after world war II
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UN
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Metaphor for the influence of the Soviet Union in eastern Europe.
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Iron Curtain
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created to contain the spread of communism
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Truman Doctrine
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Western allies airlifted food and supplies to West Berliners to end the Societ Blockade and it was called this…
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Berlin Airlift
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A military aliance formed between the US, Canada, and nine western European countries
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NATO – (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
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Military alliance formed between the Soviet Union and Seven Eastern European nations
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Warsaw Pact
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limiting to an area, in the case of post WWII, communism
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Containment
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Dependant state
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Satellite
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How did the Allies try to hold the Axis powers responsible for the suffering caused during the war?
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War crimes trials
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What was the main purpose of the UN?
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to ensure peace
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List two causes of the cold war
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Conflicting ideologies and mutual distrust between the US and the Soviet Union
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