1. Define the Cold War and it's causes
A conflict between Soviets and US.
Causes--
-WWII created huge rivalry between USSR and US.
-germany's split produced troubles agreeing on zones.
-The USSR found out we were making atomic bomb secretly, behind their back.
-US wanted to trade with countries all around the world the USSR didn't wan that
-USSR and US were major powers that caused some 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.
mutual deterrence
massive retaliation
Truman Doctrine
-strategy to contain communism
-march12, 1947
-first containment doctrine
-helped greece and turkey, help by money and supplies.
NSC-68
-National security council report.
-communists planned for world domination
-shape us foreign policy. "blueprint"
-nsc written during the beginning stage of cold war
marshall plan
-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.
NATO
NOrth Atlantic Treaty Organization
-Organization east to protect western europe.
-strengthened western allies military by promising back up
-encouraged political, economic, and social cooperation among the countries
-was a different imaginary line that split europe into two different areas
-winston churchill.
3. Both Berlin Crises
First; Berlin Blockade and Airlift,
-june 24 1948-may 12 1949
-first major point/crisis in the cold war
-attempt to airlift supplies into our sector in Berlin
-embarrassed soviets by how well we did so.
-able to use rail again in spring
-berlin against communism.
-british and us, bizonia. +france, trizone
Coming down4. The Red Scare--McCarthyism and HUAC
HUAC
-1938-1975
-functions were transfered to the house Judiciary committee
-leader, Martin Dies Jr. march 4 1931- jan 3 1945
-aimed at german americans invloved with Nazi and KKK
-Methods, pressure on witnesses to name former associatesm vague and
sweeping accusations agonist individuals guilt because of association
with a suspect
McCarthyism
-communism
-witch hunt
-anyone who was a communist, books taken off shelves
5. Fidel Castro, Bay of Pigs and Missile Crisis
missle crisis,
-october 1962
-placing of nuclear missles by the soviets on cuba
-cause; soviets didnt like how we had the advantage of hitting them but they could not hit us.
-allied with cuba to get a better advantage.
fidel castro-leader of cuba
bay of pigs
-amphibious attack to overthrow cuba govt
6. China
7. Nuclear Arms Race and Reductions
US and SU
Massive retaliation, Mutual Deterrence
8. How the Cold War ended.
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9. Korean Conflict
10. Vietnam Conflict
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