Stalin wanting control of Berlin was partly to blame for disunity of Germany
US airlifted supplies to West Berlin to keep it living. Lasted about 10 Months
Stalin blockaded Berlin to try to gain control since the area was in his possession
Fidel Castro comes to power and quickly alliances with the Soviet Union becoming Communist
Bay of Pigs Invasion- attempt to overthrow Communistic Fidel Castro in Cuba
US was supposed to supply air support to trained Cubans
Kennedy promised air support but didn't
Bay of Pigs Fiasco- April 1961
1961- Berlin Wall: Built to keep people in East Berlin (communist)
1989- Berlin Wall came down
The second Red Scare(1947-1957)
Julius and Ether Rosenberg Trial- found guilty of espionage and executed in 1953
Eastern Europe's Iron Curtain
USSR detonating atomic bomb- 1949
China falls to Communism in 1949
North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950
Chinese Civil War- Invaded by Japan in 1937
Chinese Civil War- Mao Zedong and Communism win against Chiang Kai-Shek
1972- Detente in China: easing tensions
Alien Registration Act of 1940 (Smith Act)- Made it illegal to advocate the overthrow of the US government. Allowed for prosecutions of Communists
McCarthy- wasn't soft on Communism. Really cracked down on Communists. His downfall was quick because he started saying Military members were Communists. Accusations without evidence. McCarthyism
House Un-American Activities Committee- Set up hearings to investigate movie industry for Communism
Hollywood Ten- each person was fined and subjected to a year in prison. Also blacklisted, couldn't work
Cuban Missile Crisis (October, 1962)- spy plane snaps a photo of nuclear missile launchers on the island of Cuba
Compromise- We blockaded Cuba. Soviet Union would remove nuclear weapons, US would promise never to invade Cuba, US would secretly remove nuclear weapons from Turkey within six months
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