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Truman Doctrine
-The Truman Doctorine
-President Henry S. Truman
-To Control Soviet Union Communists
-To the containment policy that aimed to control Soviet communist expansion through military, diplomatic, and economic measures -
Marshall plan
-A massive commitment to European recovery after World War II that was largely supported by Americans.
- Secretary of State Gerge Marshall.
-provided markets for American goods, created reliable trading partners, and supported the development of stable democratic governments in Western Europe.
-This plan was established because Soviet Union control a Eastern Europe and this means a possible crisis. -
Berlin Blockade/ Airlift
What: A major event
Who: Soviet blockaded West Berlin.
How: utting off all land and water routes to the city in an attempt to force the Allies out of West Berlin.
Why: U.S., British, and Soviet military forces divided and occupied Germany, but USSR wanted occupate more. -
Red Scare
What: A hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Counists in the U.S.
Who: Soviet Union.
How: USSR had a long time espionage in U.S.
Why: grow up USSR's influence in U.S. -
U-2 Incident
What: American pilot of U-2 was shot in the USSR airspace
Who: American spyplane
How: Dwight Eisenhower proposed an “open skies” plan
Why: It was used to gather intelligence on Soviet military activities. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
what: Military operation
who: The United States
how: An attenpt to overthrow the Cuban government led by Fidel Castro.
why: A force of Cuban exiles at the BAy of Pigs and incite a rebellion against Castro's government. -
Berlin Wall
what: A physican barrier that divided East and west Berlin.
who: The Berman Democratic Republic.
how: Made of oncrete and barbed wire, included guard towers.
why: To prevent the flow of people from East Berlin to West Berlin because west Berlin has a better conditions and economical grows. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
what: 13- day confrontation between the U.S and Soiet Union.
who: John F. Kennedy.
how: President Kennedy demanded the removal of the missiles and impsed a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent further Soviet shipments.
why:When U.S discovered that the Soviet Union was deploying nuclear missiles in Cuba. -
Non-Proliferation Treaty
what: An international treaty.
Who: the U.S, the Soviet union and U.K
how: This treaty was created through international negotiations.
why: To prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and promoting a peace. -
Space Race
What: American austronauts landed on the Moon.
Who: NASA
How: American scientific succes
Why: They wanted discover the Moon before USSR. -
Perestroika and Glasnost
What: Are terms associated with the restructuring and openness policies.
who: Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
how: It's provides a economical and political reforms in Soviet Union.
why: Contributed to the unraveling of the Soviet system and the eventual end of the Cold War.