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in 1947 who was the president?
in 1947 the president was president harry s. truman
the south korea was a republic supported by which state
The south korea was republic supported by the united states
why did the united states and the soviet union work together?
The Soviet Union and the United States worked together to win World War II
what Happend when world war ll was over?
when war world ll was over allies shared control of germany
during what time did many people escaped into the west?
many people escaped during the 1950s
on april 4, 1949 what happend
leaders of the united states, canade, britain, and most of the noncommunist countries of europe formed an alliance
what happend in June 1950
north Korean troops invaded south korea
What happend in 9147?
In 9147 they were fighting each other in a war of words and ideas
which half of a country did the soviet union controll
the soviet union controlled the eastern half of the country
why was the east berlin wall built
People wanted freedom and better lives.Communist leaders tried to stop them from leaving,so on August 13,1961 the soviets closed the entrances to east berlin and began to build the berlin wall
what does NATO mean
NATO means North Atlantic Treaty Organization
who lead the un force
the person who led the un forces was Douglas MacArthur
who led the cold war?
The Soviet Union was not allowed to participate and the dispute led to heated correspondence between Franklin Roosevelt and Stalin.
what is an iron curtain
a iron curtain is a invisible line that seperated europe and west europe
was there a wall between east and wast germany
there was a wall between east and wast germany
what did president truman told congress
''i believe that we must assist free people to work out their own destinies [futures] in their own way.''
when did the Korean war start
the Korean war started in 1950-1953
who ended the cold war
On this day in history, three U.S. presidents in three different years take significant steps toward ending the Cold War. Beginning on May 28, 1988, President Ronald Reagan met Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev for a four-day summit in Russia.
What countries were in the Iron Curtain?
The Europan countries which were considered to be "behind the Iron Curtain" included: Poland, Estearn Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Romania,Bulgaria, Albania and the Soviet Union.
What brought down the Berlin Wall?
After several weeks of civil unrest, the East German government announced on 9 November 1989 that all GDR citizens could visit West Germany and West Berlin. Crowds of East Germans crossed and climbed onto the Wall, joined by West Germans on the other side in a celebratory atmosphere.
What is the main purpose of the NATO?
In response to this, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed. NATO is a formal alliance between the territories of North American and Europe. From its inception, its main purpose was to defend each other from the possibility of communist Soviet Union taking control of their nation.
Who won the Korean War?
Neither side actually won the Korean War. In fact, the war goes on to this day, since the combatants never signed a peace treaty. South Korea did not even sign the Armistice agreement of July 27, 1953, and North Korea repudiated the armistice in 2013.
How did Cold War start and end?
The Cold War was the geopolitical, ideological, and economic struggle between two world superpowers, the USA and the USSR, that started in 1947 at the end of the Second World War and lasted until the dissolution of the Soviet Union on December 26, 1991.
Why was the term Iron Curtain a good description?
Why was the term iron curtain a good description of the soviet presence in eastern europe? Iron curtain had described the division between a communist life and a non communist life. ... The Cold War had been a competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union for power.
Why did they put up the Berlin Wall?
In an effort to stem the tide of refugees attempting to leave East Berlin, the communist government of East Germany begins building the Berlin Wall to divide East and West Berlin. Construction of the wall caused a short-term crisis in U.S.-Soviet bloc relations, and the wall itself came to symbolize the Cold War.