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Red scare
The first and second red scares were spies.
They were deployed after every world wars
they infiltrated the U.S. society in order to get information. -
Truman Doctrine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman_Doctrine Start of the Cold war.
Declaring to stop Soviets from spreading communism.
400$ million support to Greece and Turkey for military and economic growth. -
Marshall Plan
Known as the Recovery act
Restore European infrastructure postwar
All possible resource to get allies. -
Berlin blockade/airlift
Joseph Stalin imposed off the Berlin blockade.
It has cut off electricity, water, and food supply.
Americans came in with massive airlift to aid them. -
Space race
The U.S and Soviets were in an arms race
Continent skipping ballistic missile they were after
The race turned into Moon race where the technological symbol was important to achieve. -
U-2 incident
A spy plane deployed by the U.S. was shot down
The plane crashed and the pilot was captured by the Soviets.
It was right before the east-west summit
The hope for peace were shattered in an instant. -
Bay of pigs invasion
1400 Cuban exiles invaded the east coast of Cuba
JFK knew that the Cuban dictator had connections with the Soviets.
The 1400 exiles were trained by the U.S. -
Berlin wall
separating east and west Berlin
Separating the Democrats and the Federalists
Soviets built it in order to keep fascists away. -
Cuban missile crisis
Soviets sent nuclear missiles to Cuba
The event where the nuclear conflict almost broke out. -
Non-proliferation Treaty
The treaty was to disarm every country to destroy every nuclear weapon in general.
Where other countries would feel safer than ever. -
Perestroika and Glasnost
Perestroika was trying to reform a movement within the Communist party.
He independently made market-like deals with ministries.
His speech and his idea ended the cold war in 1991.