Today we continued presentations.
What caused the Cold War:
Trust-
Atomic weapons
Both countries feared attacks
Actions-
Soviet union on taking West Europe
Soviet Union part of Germany they occupied
Fidel Castro and Bay of Pigs:
Castro was born August 13, 1926
Attended catholic schools before graduation from the University of Havana with a degree in law
Got captured wrote a speech
Sentenced for 15 years
Fidel becoming dictator
Castro promised democracy
Bay of Pigs
John F Kennedy’s idea
We quit taking their goods/embargo
Castro had increased fear of the U.S attack on Cuba
Iran Curtain Speech:
Marshall Plan U.S Program for rebuilding and creating a better economy
Truman Doctrine-
Made Known by president harry Truman to congress in 1947
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