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Cold War

By rubirosa_123

  • HUAC

    HUAC
    The HUAC adds to the tensions of the Cold War because they are investigating possible communist and it makes the Soviet Union look more powerful.

  • Truman Doctrine

    The Truman Doctrine added to building tensions in the start of the Cold War because it paid small countries so they would not become communist.

  • Marshall Plan

    The Marshall Plan added to the building tensions in the start of the Cold War. The Marshall Plan tried to stop the Soviet Union from spreading communism.

  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift
    The Berlin Airlift caused tensions because the USSR tried to control all of Berlin and the US sent supplies instead of backing down from USSR.

  • NATO

    The NATO caused some of the starting tension because it united democratic nations in contrast to the Warsaw Pact.

  • Korean War

    Korean War
    The Korean War adds tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States because the north invaded the south and ends the war in a stalemate.

  • Brinkmanship

    Brinkmanship
    Brinkmanship effected the Cold War because it pushed the US and USSR to the brink of war.

  • Interstate Highway System

    One of the effects of the Cold War was the Interstate Highway System. Eisenhower built the Interstate Highway System in case the USSR tried to attack the US.

  • Eisenhower Doctrine

    The Eisenhower Doctrine is an effect of the earlier causes of the Cold War because the US is defending other nations against Communism.

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik effected the Cold War because it increased the amount of competition between the Soviet Union and the United States.

  • U-2 Incident

    U-2 Incident
    The U-2 Incident intensified the tensions between the Soviet Union and the U.S because the U.S was caught spying.

  • Bay of Pigs

    The Bay of Pigs effected the Cold War because it gave the Soviet Union the upper-hand.

  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall
    The Berlin Wall caused more stress during the Cold War because it symbolized communism.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    The Cuban Missile Crisis highly escalated tensions between USSR and U.S even more. The Cuban Missile Crisis caused the USSR and the U.S to be on the brink of real war.

  • Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

    The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty decreased tensions during the Cold War because the USSR and U.S agreed on not testing above ground.