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Douglas MacArthur
26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964 He commanded Allied forces in the Pacific during World War 2. He commanded American forces into Korea and driving them back up. President Harry S Truman rejected MacArthur request to bomb North Korea and China with nuclear weapons. -
Harry S Truman
(May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) This man was is the Vice president Under Franklin D. Roosevelt and also became president after Roosevelt died. He helped form the United Nations, Nato, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund. Truman didn’t like Communism so he adopted the idea of containment. -
Ho Chi Minh
19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969 He is a communist of vietnam in the 1950’s. He received aid from the USSR and won against the French forces. Vietnam was split because of the communist government in North Vietnam. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) - He is the president of the United States and also the commander of Nato. He expanded Social Security and passed the Federal Highway Act to improve national transportation. He also resolved the Suez crisis and sponsored coups in Iran and Guatmala. -
Allen Dulles
He is the CIA under Dwight D. Eisenhower who helped carry out convert operations. During the time he was the CIA they were trying to control and possibly get rid of communism. However the coups in Iran and Guatemala were angry with the United States during that time. (April 7, 1893 – January 29, 1969) -
Nikita Khrushchev
April 15 1894 – September 11, 1971 - He was the head of the soviet communist party and also leader of the USSR from 1958 to the early 1960s. He toured the United States in 1959 and visited President Eisenhower personally. After the Cuban missile crisis he was removed from power for backing down during that crisis. -
Ayatollah klaomeini
This Iranian religious leader was born on September 22, 1909 and died on June 3, 1989. He was the leader to the Iranian Revolution. He also became the highest rank political and religious authority of the nation. He was also known for his help in the Iran Hostage crisis. -
Richard M. Nixon
(January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) He is a congressman from california who rose to fame as a member of the House Un-American Activities Committee. In the 1940s he convinced Alger Hiss into being a Communist. He lost at the election against John F. Kennedy. -
John F. Kennedy
May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963 He is the 35th United States president who expanded social welfare with his New Frontier Program. He became president in the 1960’s, defeating Republican Rochard M. Nixon. He was involved in the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban missile crisis. He spent about a thousand days in office before he got assassinated. -
Gamal Abdel Nasser
15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970 He was the leading president of Egypt who seized the British controlled Suez Canal in 1956. Eisenhower cut off all oil exports because of Gamal involvement in the Suez crisis. -
Second Red scare
This is when thousands of Americans were being communist or soviet spies during the 1940s and 1950s. Senator Joseph McCarthy and others lead the red Hunt. Arthur Miller was one of those who was accused for Communist reasons. -
Containment and Iron curtain
This conflict was between the United States and the Soviet Union. They say that the “west” felt threatened by the Soviet policy. Threats were directed at Turkey and Greece so the United States immediately took Turkey and Greece’s aid.
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National Security Act-
This is an act passed in the 1940’s that reorganized the U.S military services. This created a National Security Council and Central Intelligence Agency to advise the president. This placed Armed forces under the new secretary of defense. -
Apartheid
This war was caused by a racial segregation by the National Party government. This originally started under the Dutch and British rule. In 1970 black people were able to become legal citizens. -
Truman plan- u.s. policy and Marshall plan- u.s policy
President Truman signs the economic Assistance Act. It was supposed to help Europe recover from World War II. Marshall also felt the need to help Europe states recover, which the united states help fund for. Countries that participated saw their products go up to 15%-25%. Months after president Truman became president he dropped atomic bombs on Japanese cities.
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Berlin airlift
The air lift lasted for more than a year and carried about 2 million of cargo. This is pretty much a part of what happened in the Berlin blockade. The United states supplied Berlin by air and succeeded.
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Berlin blockade
the Soviet blocked western Allies railway, roads, etc. They wanted to control Berlin in exchange for them getting supplies. The Western ended up sending supplies to West Berlin which made the soviets feel embarrassed.
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korean war
The korea war started when they decided dividing korea into north and south korea. The United nations decided to support south korea, while China and the Soviet union supported north korea. North Korea wanted a communist government, while the south wanted a right-wing government.
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Domino Theory
this existed from the 1950’s to the 1980’s. I believed it was about how communist countries would eventually fall. President Eisenhower was the first to refer to the “domino theory.” The war is still going on now but ended resulting Korea to divide into two nations. -
Dien Bien Phu
This is a Vietnamese site where important french fell to Ho Chi Minh communist forces in 1954. They split Vietnam at the dividing line at the 17th parallel. Ho Chi Minh controlling northern Vietnam, and Ngo Dinh Diem controlling South Vietnam. -
Vietnam War
This war was mainly between north and south Vietnam. North Vietnam wanted to unify Vietnam into a communist government. The United States joined the war not wanting communist to spread. The United States and South Vietnam relied mostly on air superiority and firepower. - lam -
Spacerace
This was a race that took place in the late 1950s when the United States and the Soviet Union wanted to explore outer space. They got the idea from the first orbiting space satellite, Sputnik I. President Eisenhower formed NASA and pushed Kennedy to push for a lunar landing. -
Joseph McCarthy
November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957 He is a Republic senator who feared of Communism in the early 1950s. He ruined his reputation in 1954 after humiliating himself during the Army-McCarthy hearings. Later in the 1957 he died from a censure from the Senate. -
John Foster Dulles
February 25, 1888 – May 24, 1959) s- John was also under Eisenhower and is the brother of Allen Dulles. He had a policy that stated the use of nuclear weapons against communist countries such as Vietnam. He also helped with Eisenhower’s New Look foreign policy. -
U-2 Incident
This incident started on May 1st, 1960 while Dwight Eisenhower was still in power. A United States U-2 spy plane was shot down the Soviet Union. Surviving pilot, Francis Gary Powers was captured and endured hard labor. The United States are greatly embarrassed by this event. -
OPEC
The political cartoon shows how OPEC would control prices/amount on the oil. This war was over the policy of the oil producing countries. September 10, 1960. The leader of this organization is Rostam Ghasemi. In 1980 the prices for oil to go up and people didn’t want oil as much causing the oil price to go back down. In 2000s however the rose really high in the mid- 2008. -
Bays of pigs
This was a failed attempt in invading Cuba on april 17 1961. John F. Kennedy was the leader for the United States and for Cuba the leader was Fidel Castro. Eisenhower gave 13.1 million dollars to the Cia for the Castro plan. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
October 13, 1962 This was when Fidel Castro asked for economic and military help from the Soviet Union. The leader for this was Nikita Khrushchev and it ended up failing. John F. Kennedy ordered a naval blockade of the island in 1962. -
Tet offensive
This was the military campaign during the Vietnam war. Started on January 30th, 1968. This was basically surprise attacks between the North and South Vietnam. On the morning of January 30 communists launched a wave of attacks. -
The Bretton system
This was the rule for commercial and financial relations among major industrial states in the mid- 20th century. This was a preparation of rebuilding damages done by the World War 2. On August 15, 1971 The united States converted U.S money to gold. -
Watergate
This was a political scandal that took plant in the United States in the 1970s. June 17, 1972. The scandal resulted in 43 people being trialed and convicted. It was said that President Nixon had a tape-recording system in his offices and recorded a lot of conversations. President Nixon eventually had to resign on August 9, 1974. -
1972 Summer Olympics
This was a multi-sport event in West Germany, from august 26 to september 10th, 1972. A German police officer plus five black militants were killed. The German official games motto was “the Happy Games.” There were about 7,170 athletes participating in this event. -
Camp david accords
two people signed the camp david accords, these people were Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Mnister Menachem Begin. This was signed at the White house in the United States. A Guy named Hafez al-Assad didn’t want to come in peace with Israel, and would only meet with carter in Geneva. -
Perestroika and glasnost
The Soviet Union was lacking technology advancement and used inefficient factories, and also had shortage of social freedoms. Glasnost meant openness and was the name for the social and political reforms. Perestroika and glasnost were basically communist party was promoted through Party Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev’s policies. -
Tiananmen Square massacre
The city residence exposed secrets within China’s political leadership which lead to a breakdown and is now called Tiananmen square massacre. Thousands of unarmed civilians ended up dying trying to block the advancement of the Tiananmen Square. A protest started after the death of General Secretary, Hu Yaobang. -
Palestinian terrorist
Some of the “terrorist” that happened during this time period is the Hamas, Palestine Islamic Jihad, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, Popular Resistance Committees, Democratic Front of the Liberation of Palestine, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization, and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine General Command. -
Nafta
This is an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States. They meet at San Antonio, Texas on December 17, 1992 in order to sign the Nafta. Due to the Canadians voting for anti-free trade parties, it caused the split cause more seats in parliament. -
Iran Hostage situation
This was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States. It was said that 52 americans were held hostage for 444 days. President Carter called the hostages “victims of terrorism and anarchy,” and that “ the United States will not yield to blackmail.” -
Army-McCarthy Hearings
22nd april 1954This is the Congressional hearing that took place in Wisconsin. Millions of Americans watched McCarthy publicly humiliates himself. This hearings ended McCarthy to finish his political career. -
NATO
This is Also known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization signed on april 4th, 1949. Lord Ismay said that the goal was to keep Russians out and the Americans in. The combines miliary spending of all Nato members is over 70% of the world’s defense spending.
