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The U.S. promised to help countries fight communism, especially Greece and Turkey. This was the start of the U.S. "containment" strategy. -
The U.S. offered billions of dollars to rebuild European countries hurt by WWII. The goal was to stop communism by helping economies. -
The Central Intelligence Agency was made to gather secret information during the Cold War. It played a big part in U.S. spying. -
The Soviets took over Czechoslovakia's government. This made people in the West more afraid of communism spreading. -
The U.S. started sending money to help European countries rebuild. It was successful in stopping the spread of communism. -
The Soviet Union blocked roads and railways to West Berlin. The U.S. and allies responded by flying in supplies. -
Western countries joined together to protect each other against Soviet attacks. This military alliance was led by the U.S. -
The USSR tested its first nuclear bomb, shocking the world. Now both superpowers had nuclear weapons. -
Mao Zedong took control of China, making it a communist nation. This was a big win for the Soviet side. -
North Korea invaded South Korea. The U.S. and United Nations helped South Korea fight back. -
China sent troops to help North Korea. This made the war even harder for the U.S. and South Korea. -
The U.S. greatly increased military spending to fight the spread of communism. This began a long arms race. -
President Truman removed General MacArthur for wanting to expand the Korean War into China. This caused a lot of debate in America. -
The U.S. tested a powerful new type of nuclear weapon. It was much stronger than the bombs dropped in WWII. -
The U.S. gave more military and economic aid to allies. It was meant to strengthen countries against communism. -
Britain became the third country to have nuclear weapons. This changed the balance of power. -
The U.S. exploded the first real hydrogen bomb in the Pacific. It showed how dangerous the nuclear arms race had become. -
The U.S. started the NSA to listen to secret communications. It became a powerful spy agency. -
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin died. This brought hope for change, but fear about who would take over. -
The war stopped with a truce. North and South Korea stayed divided. -
President Eisenhower said nuclear energy could be used for good, like electricity. He wanted to calm fears of nuclear war. -
Leaders met in Geneva to discuss peace in Vietnam. They decided to split Vietnam into North (communist) and South (non-communist). -
The U.S. gave money and military help to South Vietnam to stop communism. This was the beginning of deeper U.S. involvement. -
The CIA helped remove Guatemala's president because the U.S. feared he was leaning toward communism. It caused protests in Latin America. -
The Soviet Union created the Warsaw Pact, a military alliance of communist countries. It was the Eastern version of NATO. -
Leaders from the U.S., USSR, Britain, and France met to reduce Cold War tensions. They didn’t make any big deals but started talking again. -
Small battles began between North and South Vietnam. The U.S. sent more help to the South to stop communist attacks. -
Soviet leader Khrushchev criticized Stalin’s rule in a secret speech. It shocked many in the communist world. -
People in Hungary tried to break free from Soviet control. The Soviets sent tanks and crushed the revolt. -
Britain, France, and Israel attacked Egypt after it took over the Suez Canal. The U.S. and USSR pressured them to stop. -
President Eisenhower said the U.S. would help any Middle Eastern country fight communism. It showed growing U.S. influence. -
The USSR tested a missile that could carry nuclear weapons across continents. This increased the threat of nuclear war. -
The Soviet Union sent the first satellite into space. This started the space race and scared the U.S. -
The U.S. started NASA to compete with the Soviet space program. Space became another area of the Cold War. -
The Soviet leader visited China to improve communist unity. But tensions between the two countries were rising. -
The USSR told Western countries to leave Berlin. This led to a long standoff over the divided city. -
Fidel Castro took over Cuba and later became communist. The U.S. became worried about communism near its border. -
The Soviet leader visited America to ease tensions. He toured cities but still disagreed with U.S. leaders. -
The U.S. sent more military advisors to South Vietnam. Communist attacks from the North kept growing. -
The Soviet Union shot down an American spy plane and captured the pilot. The U.S. was caught lying about it. -
China and the Soviet Union began to argue and break ties. This weakened the unity of the communist world. -
John F. Kennedy won the U.S. election. He promised to be tough on communism. -
The U.S. tried to help Cuban exiles invade Cuba and remove Castro. The plan failed and embarrassed the U.S. -
East Germany built a wall to stop people from escaping to West Berlin. It became a symbol of the Cold War. -
President Kennedy sent more U.S. troops to support South Vietnam. The war began to grow. -
The U.S. discovered Soviet missiles in Cuba. After a tense standoff, the Soviets agreed to remove them. -
To stop more missiles from reaching Cuba, the U.S. surrounded the island with ships. It brought the world close to nuclear war. -
A direct phone line was set up between the U.S. and Soviet leaders. This helped avoid future misunderstandings. -
President Kennedy gave a speech in Berlin showing support for West Germany. It became a famous moment in Cold War history. -
The U.S., USSR, and UK agreed to stop testing nuclear weapons in the air and sea. It was a small step toward peace. -
The U.S. supported a coup that removed South Vietnam’s president. The country became more unstable. -
North Vietnamese boats attacked U.S. ships. This led the U.S. to increase its role in the Vietnam War. -
Congress allowed the president to use military force in Vietnam without declaring war. This gave Lyndon B. Johnson more power. -
China exploded its first atomic bomb. This made the world even more tense. -
China’s leader, Mao Zedong, started the Cultural Revolution. It made China even more distant from the U.S. and USSR. -
The U.S. started bombing North Vietnam to weaken its forces. The air war lasted for years. -
The U.S. sent full combat troops into Vietnam for the first time. The war became much larger. -
Many Americans started protesting the Vietnam War. Young people and students led the movement. -
The U.S. sent hundreds of thousands of troops to fight in Vietnam. The war was not going as planned. -
The Vietnam War became the center of American foreign policy. It cost a lot of money and lives.