Topics:1. Causes of the Cold War--Opposing governments-democracy vs. communism-economic-US encouraged free trade- Communist trying to stay cut off-power struggle-communism was being spread to european2. Policy of Containment: domino effect, Iron Curtain Speech, Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine--Policy of Containment- STOPPING COMMUNISM- US used military, economy, and international relations to stop the spread of communism-domino effect- one country becomes communist and another follows soon after and more and more start becoming communist- tried to conquor the world-Iron Curtain- divided europe into two groups-Iron Curtain Speech- Churchill gave this speech, addressed the segregation between west and east europe-Marshall Plan- give money to the european countries, soviet union and allies did not accept, modernized and industrialized-trying to stop communism from spreading3. House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC)--established in 1938-created to investigate communism in america-considered investigating the KKK- but some members agreed with them-able to subpoena witnesses and stuff-4. Senator Joe McCarthy and McCarthyism-5. Berlin Blockade and Airlift-Brian-6. China becoming communist-Mao-7. NATO(beginning to present), de-Stalinization and peaceful co-existence-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--
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