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Joseph McCarthy claimed to have 205 names of Communists in State Department with no proof. Made many people believe innocent people were Communists.
This caused the American citizens to fear Soviet communist invading their nation, -
North Korea, With Soviet-made tanks, invade South Korea.
This means the communist Soviet Union supported communist North Korea against democratic South Korea. -
Macaurther successfully invades North Korea.
This caused for communist China to want to support communist North Korea. -
National Security Council Memorandum number 68 quadrupled military defence spending.
This caused for United States to support South Korea against the invading communist North Korea. -
Chinese volunteers held back US forces.
This made McArthur embaressed and ultimately to him being fired and peace negociations started. -
Jacobo Arbenz took power in Guatemala.
He would pull the nation towards communism. -
Peace negotiations started, but lasted 2 years on captive release issues.
This would eventually end the Korean war after many more soldiers died. -
President Anast Sio Somaza said Guatemala revolution might spread to Nicaragua.
This means the communist could expand. -
President Dwight D. Eisenhower appoints John Dulles as Secretary of State. They become close friends. Worked together during time of containment of communism to make international security agreements.
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed for giving US nuclear intel to USSR. First peacetime espionage execution.
This made citizens angry at the Soviet's advancements with nuclear technology but sympathetic towards Resenberg's children. -
CIA financed Mossadeq., Shah quickly came to power and signed 40% of Iran oil fields to US Companies.
This overthrew the growing communism in Iran and supplied US with an oil source. -
Vice of Liberation (radio broadcast) reports detections in Arbenz' army.
This gave the American civilians an idea about the communist expansion in Gautemala. -
Dulles reveals his goals of liberating captives and reducing military spending with "Policy of Boldness".
This helped in retrieving captives of war and reduce the amount of money on the cold war. -
National Committee of Defence Against Communism created, against Arbenz supporters.
This put United States in the effort to fight against communinism in Guatemala. -
Hungarians receive no help from US; Crushed by Soviets.
This showed the United States was declining in its effort against the Sviet Union in the cold war. -
Dulles rejected the Dam to be built in Upper Nile in Egypt during the Suez Canal crisis.
This made Egypt turn towards communist Soviet Union for help. -
Hungarians revolt against Soviet Union.
This made more troubles on the USSR during the cold war. -
Soviet Union launches Sputnik I satellite into orbit.
This started the race for advancements in outer space technology. -
Soviet Union launched Sputnik II, containing a dog. Starts competition with US in space.
This showed the Soviet Union was well above the advancements of US for Outter Space technology. -
Khrushev comes to power in USSR; Seems to want to end Cold War.
This made it seem that the cold war would end through Khrushev. -
Fidel Castro comes to power in cuba; Made policies secret from US.
This showed that Cuba was breaking away from US and going towards communist Soviet Union.
