1. Causes of the Cold War-
Stallin was a short and crazy person. Stallins closest advisor is belived to kill stalin.
Russians under stallen disliked capitalism he belived that we would go to war with great brit. US Refused to share nucliar secrets. Russia promised free election in western europe but instead made communist. Russia feared the nuclear bomb. Russia needed a sucure boarder to prevent invasion. wanted to stop spread of communism.
2. Policy of Containment: domino effect, Iron Curtain Speech, Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine-
President eisinhower thought a chain effect would happen that all countries would fall into communism. US helped build up ecomomie in Europe so that they would not fall into communism. Gave millions to Europe. Trooman doctrin supported countrys grease and turkey. gave money and military supplies. little civil war we came in and helped so communism wouldnt take over.
3. House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC)-
established to seek out communist. American organization looking for reasons to seek out communisms in country. Red scare was the fear of communist comming in. imigration was almost shut down. People were paraniod that communist were going to take over.Mccarthy accused people of being communist and anyone who questioned him was assumed communist. he was accusing war vetrins of being communist.
4. Senator Joe McCarthy and McCarthyism-
5. Berlin Blockade and Airlift-Brian-
Soviet union Wanted to control all of berlin and US was helping west berlin. Soviets wanted all of berlin. Allies were also called the blockade powers.
6. China becoming communist-Mao-
7. NATO(beginning to present), de-Stalinization and peaceful co-existence-massive retaliation, mutual detterence
8. Nuclear Arms race(1945-1970)-
9. Fidel Castro and the Bay of Pigs-
10. The Cuban Missile Crisis-
11. The Berlin Wall--Going Up and Coming Down-
12. Nixon's visit to China-
13. 1970's Peace Attempts-Detente, Salt I, Salt II-
14. Effects of the Soviet's invasion of Afghanistan-
15. Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative(Missile Defense System today)-
16. Gorbachev's/Reagan's changing ways-perestroika and glasnost, INF Treaty-
17. The fall of Communism and the end of the Cold War-explain how it all went down-
18. The new map of Europe(up to present)-
19. Why the US won the Cold War-
20. Korean Conflict--
21. Vietnam Conflict
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