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RED SCARE
The democratic United States and the communist Soviet Union became engaged in a series of largely political and economic clashes known as the Cold War.
Because intense rivalry between the two superpowers raised concerns in the United States that Communists and leftist sympathizers inside America might actively work as Soviet spies and pose a threat to U.S. security.
Ends in 1945. -
Truman Doctrine
It was the first major expression of the American policy of “containment” of communism during the Cold War.
American foreign policy that sought to contain the spread of communism worldwide at the beginning of the Cold War.
It is named after President Harry Truman and offers economic and military assistance to countries to prevent them from falling into the Soviet orbit.
The legacy of the Truman doctrine is made in the year 1197. -
Marshall Plan
Secretary of State GEORGE MARSHALL announced the European Recovery Programme.
Because he wanted to avoid antagonizing the Soviet Union, Marshall announced that the purpose of sending aid to Western Europe was completely humanitarian.
Ending in 1951. -
Berlin Blockade/Airlift ✈
The Soviets decided to seal all land routes going into West Berlin.
Stalin gambled that the Western powers were not willing to risk another war to protect half of Berlin.
The Allies were tired, and their populations were unlikely to support a new war.
A withdrawal by the United States would eliminate this democratic enclave in the Soviet zone.
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Berlin Wall
The Soviets ended the blockade. The United States and Britain had flown over 250,000-supply missions.To cement >The cooperation that the western allies had shown during the war and immediate postwar years.
Because it was necessary to stop the flow of people fleeing from the east side to the capitalist side.
The fall of Berlin was in 1989. -
SPACE RACE 🚀
It was a space race during the Cold War, where the Americans and Soviets competed to demonstrate superiority in technology and intellectuality.
Because they wanted to become the first nation to send a human being into space.
The parallel effort of both countries was assumed before the competition, leading to the start of the race.
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U-2 Incident
Eisenhower offers Soviet leader Nikita.
This consisted of flying through the skies to spy on nuclear sites.
But this ends when the United States plane (U-2) is shot down by the Soviets in 1960. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
A CIA operation with Cuban exiles seeking to overthrow Fidel Castro.
Three American-made planes flown by Cubans bombed Cuban air bases.
When President John F. Kennedy learned of the invasion plan, he concluded that Fidel Castro was a Soviet client who represented a threat to all of Latin America.
The ultimate goal was the overthrow of Castro and the establishment of a US-friendly non-communist government.
This fails and ends in April 20, of the same year, 1961. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The United States (Kennedy) learned that the Soviet Union was about to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba.
The exiles believed air support would come from the United States, but Kennedy refused. Many of the rebels were shot, and the rest were arrested. A great victory for Fidel Castro.
The CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS marked the closest the United States and the Soviet Union came to direct confrontation in the entire Cold War and finally it ends in October of the same year (1982). -
Non-Proliferation Treaty
The Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
It is the cornerstone of global efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.
Because thanks to this it would encourage cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and promote the objective of nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament.
Prevented the proliferation of nuclear weapons and weapons technology.
Has been in force since March 5, 1970. -
Perestroika and Glasnost
Mikhail Gorbachev assumed the reins of power in the Soviet Union in 1985
GLASNOST was the entry of Western ideas and products to the USSR for Soviet officials.
PERESTROIKA was an initiative that allowed limited market incentives for Soviet citizens.
Gorbachev emphasized the need for a faster turnover of political personnel and a policy of democratization to open up new opportunities.
Ends in 1991