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HUAC
The order established the first general loyalty program in the United States, designed to root out communist influence in the U.S. federal government. Truman aimed to rally public opinion behind his Cold War policies with investigations conducted under its authority. -
Truman doctrine
march 1947 in a speech before a joint session of congress truman called on the united states to take leadership role in the world. he established another major policy that would guide american actions in the cold war. -
Loyalty
The order established the first general loyalty program in the United States, designed to root out communist influence in the U.S. federal government. Truman aimed to rally public opinion behind his Cold War policies with investigations conducted under its authority. -
Marshall plan
was called for the nations of europe to draw up a program for economic recovery from th war. united states would the support the program with financial aid. -
Berlin air lift
It was initiated in response to a land and water blockade of the city that had been instituted by the Soviet Union in the hope that the Allies would be forced to abandon West Berlin. -
N.A.T.O
For the first time since the 1700s, the U.S. had formally tied its security to that of nations in Europe–the continent that had served as the flash point for both world wars. -
Korea War
For the first time since the 1700s, the U.S. had formally tied its security to that of nations in Europe–the continent that had served as the flash point for both world wars. -
Korea/War
Eseinhower began to threaten with the use of atomic bombs to get everyone talking again. After this took place, a truce was signed in 1953 leaving Korea divided at the same place it was before the war began. -
Mccarran walter
Mc array Walter was known as the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 was meant to exclude certain immigrants from immigrating to America, post World War II and in the early Cold War. The McCarran-Walter Act moved away from excluding immigrants based simply upon country of origin. -
Stalin Dies
Stalin's death brought significant changes in the Sovet International Policy. His sucessors began calling for negotiations to settle the East-West differences, and also to rein in the arms race. -
Deterrence
Eseinhower began to step up American weapon developement. -
Domino Theory
This was the spread of communism throughout Asia. After Eseinhower gave a speech on this theory, it began to be used as a short hand expression of the importance of South Vietnam to the United States in a strategic way. -
Brinkmanship
This was used to describe the tatic of seeming to approachthe verge of war in order to persuade one's opposition to retreat. This was used as an effective tatic because neither side could comprehend nuclear destruction on each side. This worsened the relationship between the USSR and the US. -
Suez Crisis
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Eseinhower Doctrine
Document states that the United States would use force to safeguard the independence of any country or group of countries in the Middle East that has been requesting aid against communist inspired aggression. Used to help land troops in Lebanon and to put down a revolt against the pro american government. -
U-2 Incident
This shattered American confidence and made them more willing to expend considerable resources to catch up to the Soviet Union. -
Space Race/NASA
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Bay of Pigs
Kennedy approved the plan to send 1,400 CIA-trained Cuban exiles in an amphibious landing at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba -
Alliance for progress
vast cooperative effort to satisfy basic needs of basic people in north, central, and south america for homes, work, land, health, and schools. -
Vietnam/War
escalate U.S. involvement in the conflict in Vietnam -
Cuban missile crisis
Kennedy clashed again with Khrushchev in October 1962 during the Cuban missile crisis. After learning that the Soviet Union was constructing a number of nuclear and long-range missile sites in Cuba that could be a threat to the US, Kennedy announced a naval blockade of Cuba. The standoff lasted almost two weeks before Khrushchev agreed to take apart Soviet missile sites in Cuba in return for America’s promise not to invade the island and the removal of U.S. missiles from Turkey and other places -
Berlin Wall
East German troops began erecting a wall to divide the city. Kennedy sent an army convoy to reassure West Berliners of U.S. support, and would deliver one of his most famous speeches in West Berlin in June 1963 -
Gulf of Tonkin
Incident was two separate occurrences involving naval forces of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the United States in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin that prompted the first large-scale involvement of U.S. armed forces in Southeast Asia. On August 2, 1964, the destroyer USS Maddox engaged three North Vietnamese torpedo boats, resulting in damage to the three boats. Two days later the Maddox having been joined by the destroyer USS Turner Joy reported a second engagement with North Vietname -
TET Offensive
included surprise attacks on major cities and towns and american military bases in south vietnam -
Vietnam/War - Johnson
did everything he could but didn’t see the troops become successful -
Moon Landing
We became the first country to land on the moon. -
China
China became part of the United Nations. -
SALT 1
(Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) Included a 5-year agreement that froze the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched. -
SALT 1
Put more limitations on nuclear weapons with the Soviet Union. -
Helsinki Accords
Security on Europe was signed by Ford. -
SALT 2
This lead to a new treaty that was even more complex and limited the amount of nuclear weapons and warheads each superpower could have. -
Iran Hostage
Iran captured American embassy workers and held them hostage, they had a total of 52 prisoners. -
Middle East Isreal/ Iran
