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.
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
Iron Curtain speech
* 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
4. 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
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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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