East= communist
West= Democracy
Causes of the Cold War
- War was between communist and non- communist
- Germany was separated into four different parts
- Atomic bomb= ultimate defense system
- Iron Curtain
Policy of Containment
- Used to stop communism
- George Kennan= creator of policy
- Iron Curtain Speech= Winston Churchill gave it in 1946
- Started war
- Iron Curtain= separation between communist and non communist
- Marshal plan= created a stronger economic foundation
- George Marshall addressed this at Harvard
- George Marshall won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953
Cuban Missile Crisis
- Closest in turning into a nuclear conflict
- In August 1962 the U.S. started to suspect the Soviets of building missile bases in Cuba
- Wanted to protect Cuba
- Cuba was mad at U.S.
- U.S. considered attacking Cuba but didn’t
- Attacking Cuba would lead to war
- Soviets publicly refused to agree to the demand
- We agreed to never invade the Soviet Union if they dismantle the missiles
Fidel Castro and the Bay of Pigs
- Castro entered law school
- Made a anti America trip to Bogotá Columbia
- Got married in 1948
Used underground guerilla tactics
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