1. Define the Cold War and it's causes
conflict between soviets and US. trumans anti communist act treaty. political, stratigic and ideological struggle between US and ussr.
- WWII created huge rivalry between ussr and us. different philosophy
- germany's split, troubles agreeing on zones.
- ussr found out we were making atomic bomb.
- US wanted to trade with countries all around the world.
- ussr and us were major powers. tension.
- contain communism
2. Policy of Containment -domino effect, mutual deterrence, massive retaliation, Truman Doctine, Marshall Plan, NATO
domino effect
- one country became communist, effected another country so on so on..
- because of this, policy of containment.
massive retaliation
Truman Doctrine
- strategy to contain communism
- march12, 1947
- first containment doctrine
- helped greece and turkey, help by money and supplies.
- National security council report.
- communists planned for world domination
- shape us foreign policy. "blueprint"
- nsc written during the beginning stage of cold war
- rebuilding and creating ecomonmic fondation for western europe.
- june fifth 1947, put into action
- effect for 4 years.
- us aided europe from the end of the war to the beginning of the plan.
Iron Curtain speech
- was a different imaginary line that split europe into two different areas
- winston churchill.
3. Both Berlin Crises
4. The Red Scare--McCarthyism and HUAC
5. Fidel Castro, Bay of Pigs and Missile Crisis
6. China
7. Nuclear Arms Race and Reductions
8. How the Cold War ended.
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9. Korean Conflict
10. Vietnam Conflict
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