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House of Un-American Activities Committee
This was caused by the fear of communism in the US. This caused panic in the US and led to investigation of communism. -
Truman Doctrine
Supported with economic aid to prevent communism. Helped prevent the spread of communism especially in Greece and Turkey. -
Marshall Plan
Provided aid to rebuild war torn Europe so the countries would be more open to side with the US and not be susceptible to the Soviet Union -
Berlin Airlift
The US wanted to show the Soviet Union that they were not backing down so they sent supplies by planes due to the Soviet blockades. This caused tension between them. -
NATO
This created a treaty between the US and Western Europe to protect them from communist nations. This caused tension because War possibility was now on the table. -
Warsaw Pact
This was the communist reaction to the NATO in case of war, they wanted allies in Eastern Europe to protect themselves. -
Eisenhower Doctrine
Eisenhower sent in troops to help any county that needed help resisting communism. It helped prevent the spread of communism. -
Sputnik
It made the US uneasy because this means that the Soviets technology is developing quicker which means they are more advanced. This caused the US to focus more on science and math in education. -
Brinkmanship
The US was using this to fight communism hoping all of the communist countries would back down. This almost caused many many wars against communism. -
U-2 Incident
This almost caused war because it showed the the Soviet Union wasn't backing down so easily to the US like before. This incident cancelled the Paris Summit. -
Bay of Pigs
This embarrassment for the US pushed Cuba to the Soviet Union, so another country fell to communism. -
Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty
This helped ease the tension when it came to the fear of nuclear warfare between the communist countries and the US
