Cold War

  • Truman docterine

    US would help any country to help fight against communism which caused more tension
  • National security act

    cause of the US wanting to have more defense if there was a war
  • Marshall Plan

    this was a cause of the war and the US would help aid western Europe to get them on their side
  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift

    This was an effect of the war because the US did not want to give up Berlin and by doing this it showed the US was not scared
  • NATO

    NATO

    this was an effect of the war and were the allies of the US and made the Soviets make alliances.
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    Us backed up the south and Soviets back up the north and was just another thing that increased tensions between the US and Soviet Union
  • Brinkmanship

    One of the closest things to fighting there was and increased tensions a lot
  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact

    cause of the war and was the Soviets and their allies
  • Interstate Highway System

    was a cause of the war to help with defenses if there were to be a war
  • Eisenhoward Docterine

    the US would do everything they could to help countries from not being communistic. This would make the Soviet Union angry and increase tensions
  • Sputnik

    Sputnik

    The US had no idea what Sputnik was so it created even more fear of the Soviet's so this rose tensions
  • U-2 incedent

    U-2 incedent

    this increased tensions because the US refused to claim it was them and they were spying
  • Bay of pigs

    Bay of pigs

    was a cause of the cold war and a failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall

    This was a sign of communism and was an effect of the Cold War.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    US did not want the Soviet's to hold bombs in Cuba and this made the US live in fear for a while and almost caused war