Monday- Work day Tuesday- Work day Wednesday-work day. Thursday presentations are due. Friday- Went over Bay of Pigs also
The First Berlin Crisis- Stalin did not want to lose east Germany to west.
In 1948, the three western controlled zones of Germany's (US, France, UK) were united, and grew in prosperity due to the Marshal Plan.
1948 Stalin decided to try to gain control of west Berlin which was deep inside the eastern sector.
In May 1949, Russia admitted defeat and lifted the blockade.
Berlin was in the soviet. The Berlin Wall was the major first event in the Cold War.
Red Scare- 1947-1957 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Trial. Found guilty for spying for the soviets, executed in 1953.
After WW2, fear of communism.
Causes-
The Iron Curtain surrounding Eastern Europe.
The USSR detonating their atomic bomb.
China becoming communist.
The Korean War starting the 1950- Domino Effect
Stalin's actions in Germany- Berlin Blockade
Mao Zedong- Anti-Communist
Chinese Civil War 1928- 1937 WW2
Smith Act- Made it illegal to advocate the overthrow of the US government. Required all non citizen adult residents to register with the government.
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