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Joseph Stalin
1926 he became the new Soviet dictator. In 1927 he began a massive effort to industrialize his country. Stalin was known for his most devastating policy; the collectivization of farms within the Soviet Union during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Some estimate that over 30 million Soviet citizens died from starvation as a direct consequence of Stalin's policies. -
Containment
The Containment policy is significant because it allows the US to get involved in other wars in order to stop the spread of Communism. Containment is a policy made so the U.S. can get involved in wars in order to stop the spread of communism.The containment policy passed in 1946. Because of the containment policy we got involved in two wars. -
Harry Truman
He was the 33rd president of the United States and was the person who decided to drop the atomic bombs on Japan. He became president after Franklin D. Roosevelt passed away due to his health issues. Truman was in office from 1945-1953 and had to endure the hard times of the Cold War. -
United Nations
The United Nations formation was a turning point in history as it replaced the League of Nations as the largest international group in the world to work to stop wars between countries and provide a platform for national dialogue. In 1942 the United Nations was formed to fight the axis powers. In 1945 the first UN meeting was held with 50 representatives from many countries and the UN Charter was drawn. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine helped stabilize the European economy after World War II, preventing another Great Depression. President Truman set up the Truman Doctrine to help stabilize Europe economically and politically. The Doctrine went into action March 12, 1947, and saved Turkey and Greece’s governments. -
Marshall Plan
Through the Marshall Plan, the US distributed 13 billion dollars over 4 years to European countries, helping to rebuild post war Europe dramatically. George Marshall drew up the recovery plan to help European countries recover from World War II. The Marshall Plan was signed on April 2, 1948, and saved many industries from bankruptcy as well as increasing gross national product for many European countries up to 25%. -
Berlin Airlift
Since it was stated by the U.S. that the Soviet Union was trying to bring down Germany's economy, West Germany was founded. The sour Soviet Union cut all road and rail traffic to W. of Berlin. The U.S. was trying to promote conflict with the Soviets, so President Truman ordered the airlift to begin in June 1948. -
NATO
N.A.T.O. (North Atlantic Treaty Organization): an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949. The organization constitutes a system of collective defense whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party. This ensured that if a war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union broke out that we would be backed by many countries that are our allies. -
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong was leader of China and created the great leap forward, which was intended alternative model for economic growth to the Soviet model focusing on heavy industry that was advocated by others in the party. -
Joseph McCarthy (McCarthyism)
He was an american politician who, starting in 1950, became the most visible public face in the cold war. He made claims that there were large numbers of communists in the U.S. federal government. After all of the accusation of communism, his trials that were publically released against the army , he lost all of his support because people realized his faults and lies. It happened between 1950 to 1954, and it caused alot of politicians and celebritys to lose their jobs and reputations.He was in p -
Korean War
Korean War was significant because we held the border at the 38th parallel and contained Communism where it originally North Korea invaded South Korea with about 75000 soldiers and tried to spread Communism, the US got involved trying to contain Communism, so the Soviet Union got involved trying to spread it, the end result was that North and South Korea had a border at the 38th parallel and Communism was contained.The war started June 25th 1950, and lasted until July 1953. 5 million -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Before Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, he was a five star general in the US Army during WWII. He is responsible for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa. He was also successful with his invasion of France and Germany from the Western Front. -
Nikita Khrushchev
1956 Khrushchev became the leader of the Soviet Union. He gave a speech to the Soviet leaders and attacked Stalin's policies and insisted there were many ways to build a Communist society. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that was between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The North was supported by communist allies and the South was supported by the United States and other anti-communist countries. North Vietnam relied on conventional war whereas South Vietnam depended on air superiority and overwhelming fire power to conduct search and destroy operations. -
Warsaw Pact
In 1955 The US and it's allies decided to allow West Germany to rearm and join NATO. The decision alarmed Soviet leaders, who responded by organizing a military alliance known as the Warsaw Pact. It's significant because the it provided stablity between both conflicting forces and was a form of non-nuclear confrontation between the allied Soviet and the United States. -
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy born on May 29, 1917 and died on Nov.22, 1963. he was in office from January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963. He was the commander during World War 2 in south pacific served as a u.s. senate from 1953-1960. he was invloved in the Cuban Missle crisis and the bulding of the Berlin Wall. -
Berlin Wall
The wall was put up by the Germans overnight on August 12, 1961. It placed massive tension on Berlin’s alliance status and symbolized the line between democracy and communism. The Germans put up wall to divide East and West Berlin into Allied and Axis sides. The wall stood until its destruction in 1980. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. The United States armed forces were at their highest state of readiness ever. Soviet field commanders in Cuba were prepared to use battlefield nuclear weapons to defend the island if it was invaded. Luckily, thanks to the bravery of two men, President John F. Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev, war was averted. Soviet missiles were only powerful enough to be launched against Europe but U.S. missiles were capable of striking the entire Soviet Un -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson was the Vice President to John F. Kennedy. After Kennedy's assassination, Johnson became the President of the United States. Johnson is responsible for designing the "Great Society" which created Medicare. Johnson also escalated American involvement in the Vietnam War. It was from 16,000 soldiers to 550,000 soldiers. The amount of American casualties went up, as well. He is known for being a part of the Civil Rights Movement, and the Immigration Act of 1965. -
Ronald Reagan
On January 20, 1981, Reagan stepped into office but only 69 days later he was shot. He was able to quickly recover and return to his duties as the president. The way he handled the event made him very popular among the people. He was able to convince legislature to increase economic growth, curb inflation, employment, and strengthen national defense. Reagan worked towards cutting taxes and Government expenditures. 1984 Reagan won his second term as president. In his two terms he was able to inc -
Mikhail Gorbachev
He was a soviet leader in the 1980's. His reforms, perestroika and glasnost, allowed for privately owned enterprises, and for the freedom of speech and religion. This was the first time in decades that people in the USSR could openly discuss politics. His actions also lead to the distruction of the Berlin Wall. -
Iran Contra Scandal
In 1986, seven American citizens were being held as hostages in Iran as a threat to the United States. The United States sold weapons to Iran in exchange for these American hostages. In one of Ronald Reagan's speeches, he claimed to have been aware of the weapons exchange, but he dennied that the purpose of the trade was for the American hostages. In 1987, Oliver North was accused of the responsibility of this scandal, and he admitted to being so. -
George Bush is President
After serving as a veteran in World War II and a vice president of the United States, George H.W. Bush becomes the president of the US. Many democrats disliked his methods because his campaign portrayed him as too liberal andunpatriotic. Although, his endorsment from Regean reassured the American citizens. He played a very significant role in the Persian Gulf War, and sided drug traffickers and cracked down on opponents. He was a very good defenseman but was proceed by Clinton in 1992. -
Fall ofBerlin Wall
The Berlin wall was created to keep East Germans from fleeing to the West. It stayed up for 28 years. People were not happy with the wall. Mass demonstrations against the government and the system in East Germany begun at the end of September and took until November 1989. The new government made a law to remove the wall. At a press conference a government office was asked when the wall was coming down and he said straight away. Thousands of East Germans stood by the wall and demanded it be taken -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
In 1991. Gorbachev announced the fall of the Soviet Union. 15 soviet republics declared independence after the defeat of the coup. Communism was then outlawed, thus bringing an end to the cold war.
