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Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was a political conference that lead to the group governing of Germany between the Soviet Union, U.S., and Great Britain.This impacted The Cold War because the three leaders agreed to share Germany who could have been a big threat. (Cold War Notes Slominski). -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was more economic as with the $400 million that was acquired, Truman managed to aid both countries fight the communist influence. This impacts The Cold War because the Truman Doctrine lead to the creation of NATO which is still a thing today. Also, people claim Truman's speech was the beginning of The Cold War (Cold War Notes Slominski). -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was Geographic in a way because his goal was to rebuild Europe from WWII. This impacts The Cold War because Comecon was created in response to the Marshall Plan (Cold War Notes Slominski). -
Founding of Comecon
Comecon was a group created for economic assistance, it provided member nations with aid so they would not take money from the U.S. This impacts The Cold War because the U.S. may have been trying to bribe other countries so the Soviet Union didn't want to take money (Cold War Notes Slominski). -
NATO
NATO is a social idea because it groups together the United States and 11 other countries to protect one another. This impacted the Cold War because it leads to the creation of the Warsaw Pac (Cold War Notes Slominski). -
Korean War
The Korean War was a political issue as North and South Korea were attacking back and forth until it ended as a stalemate. This impacted The Cold War because communism never spread in the end (Cold War Notes Slominski). -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact is also social as it brings together Finland, the USSR, Poland, East Germany, and more. The Warsaw Pact did not have a huge effect on The Cole War however it did bring together communist against the threat of capitalism in Europe (Cold War Notes Slominski). -
Space Race
The space race was a intellectual race which showed who had the better technology. This space race was more of a result of the Cold War rather than it impacting anything else. The main goal was to show off who was technologically superior (Cold War Notes Slominski). -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs invasion was a political issue where John Kennedy sent troops into the Bay of Pigs to attack. This resulted in the Cold War being stirred up and escalated (Cold War Notes Slominski). -
Building of the Berlin Wall
The geographical advantage of this was to block out East Germans from entering into the Soviet. The wall impacted the cold war by raising tensions between the east and the west. The wall also became a big symbol of the Cold War (Cold War Notes Slominski). -
Cuban Missle Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a political 13-day standoff over the installation of nuclear-armed soviet missiles in Cuba. This impacted The Cold War because America had a weapon advantage over the Soviet's, so the Soviets countered by planting bombs in Cuba (Cold War Notes Slominski). -
First Man on the Moon
Shortly after the space race, the U.S. was the first country to put a man on the moon. This was intellectual because it showed countries how advanced we were being able to calculate all of the little factor that go into landing on the physical moon. This impacted the Cold War because it was a one up on the Soviets which can cause more tension and competition (Cold War Notes Slominski). -
Berlin Wall Collapse
Geographically when the wall was torn down it was a big deal considering it was such a big symbol and it changed the actual land. The Cold War was impacted because the collapse signifies the collapse if communism in Eastern Europe and the war starting to finish up (Cold War Notes Slominski). -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
Economically the USSR's trade gap progressively emptied the coffers of the Union leading to eventual bankruptcy. This impacted The Cold War because it was at the very end of the war and things were settling down (Cold War Notes Slominski). -
Putin's 3rd re-election
This was a Political event because Putin was re-elected for the third time and many people believe the election was rigged. This did not have a impact on The Cold War as this was in 2012 (Cold War Notes Slominski). -
Interview With Father
I chose to interview my dad because he was born in 1964 which was somewhat in the middle of the Cold War. -
Interview with Father Questions
Q: What do you remember about the Cold War
A: President Regan and the "tear down this wall"; the wall between the east and west.
Q: Did you watch any sporting events during the Cold War?
A: Olympics in 1988, this was the first time US and Russia competed against each other.
Q: Were you affected from the Cold War?
A: I think it influenced my conservative values. "Republican". Because I remember Regan for two terms and then President Bush. One of the longest runs of a republican president.
