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End Date: 1920
What, Who, and How?: The Red Scare was the panic ver the threats Communists perceived in the midst of the Cold War Between the Soviet Union and the US which affected the US government and its society.
Why?: The Red Scare caused fear among immigrants and people with different political views. -
End Date: 1991
What, Who, and How?: The Truman Doctrine was established by Harry S. Truman for the purpose of stopping the spread of communism. It first came into recognition from President Truman's speech before a joint session.
Why: The Truman Doctrine shows the U.S.'s support in other nations against Soviet communism -
End Date: July 17, 1975
What, Who, and How?: The Space race is a competition between two world powers during the Cold War--the United States and The Soviet Union. It had been a fight to win in superiority upon putting the first craft in space.
Why?: The Space Race was important because it has shown which nation holds better advancement in technology -
End Date: April 20, 1961
What, Who, How?: The Bay of Pigs Invasion led by CIA financed and Cuban trained refugees was an attack against the communist government of Fidel Castro which became a botched mission.
Why: This was an important event to set off a determination for Operation Mongoose which might include the assassination of Castro. -
End Date: November 1989
What, Who, How?: The Berlin Wall was constructed by the German Democratic Republic that separates West Berlin from East Berlin using barbed wires.
Why: The Berlin Wall was established to prevent citizens of East Berlin--controlled by the Soviet Union--from fleeing to West Berlin. -
End Date: 1991
What, Who, and How?: This was a sequence of reforms to push the start of the Soviet Union's economy. President Mikhail Gorbachev was its architect who will also manage and guide the nation's economy and political society.
Why?: It was a reformation of Soviet Union's citizens living condiotions.