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Long Telegram
George Kennan was an American diplomat that lived within the Soviet Union. He wrote to the U.S. some policy recommendations based on what he had seen/experienced since he had been in the Soviet Union. This created strong tension in the Cold War. -
Heightened Tensions
The Soviet Union was spreading communism and the United States was trying to contain it. So this caused tensions to rise because their opinions on communism contradicted. -
Truman Doctrine
This was a policy made by the U.S. (President Truman) where it gave economic and military aid to free nations threatened by internal and external opponents. The opponents saw this as a declaration for the start Cold War. -
Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union blocked the railroads, roads, and canals so the Allies could not bring in the resources needed. Which then led to the Berlin Airlift which was the only way the U.S. could get the resources they needed. -
Marshall Plan
This was a U.S. program of providing economic aid for European countries in hopes of helping them rebuild after World War II. The Marshall Plan was seen as a success. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin airlift was U.S. response to the Soviets blocking land routes into Western Berlin. Airlifts were created with massive amounts of food, medicine, clothes, etc. that would be brought to the people in Western Berlin. -
Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain was a boundary that separated Eastern Europe and Western Europe. It was created so Communist nations (in Eastern Europe) would be separated from mostly diplomatic nations (Western Europe). -
US/UN Coalition Forces Arrive
The US/UN were in agreement in wanting the containment of Communism. So they worked together to aid South Korea in the war in hopes of stopping the spread. -
Korean War
The War began when North Korea invaded South Korea. North Korea was determined to spread communism to South Korea and overall take the whole peninsula. Obviously South Korea did not want that to happen so they had to fight back after the invasion. -
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Korean War
The War began when North Korea invaded South Korea. North Korea was determined to spread communism to South Korea and overall take the whole peninsula. Obviously South Korea did not want that to happen so they had to fight back after the invasion. -
Peace Treaty
This treaty was the Korean War Armistice Agreement that was made during President Eisenhower's inauguration. It ended organized combat operations and leaving the Korean peninsula divided. -
Domino Therapy
The Domino Theory is an idea that if countries start to fall under communism then surrounding countries will as well. President Dwight Eisenhower came up with this idea. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was against Communist North Vietnam and South Vietnam. North Vietnam wanted to unify the both countries to make one "Korea" under a single communist regime like China and the Soviet Union. -
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was against Communist North Vietnam and South Vietnam. North Vietnam wanted to unify the both countries to make one "Korea" under a single communist regime like China and the Soviet Union. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was created so that East and West Germany could be separated. The East did not want their people to leave and move to the Western part of Germany because it was not communist and it was ran by the U.S., Great Britain, and eventually France. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The U.S. found out that the Soviet Union had placed missiles in Cuba. It was a massive scare and the way that it ended was by the president giving in to Khrushchev's demands. -
Soviet-Afghan War
Insurgent groups (Mujahideen) fought against the Soviet Army and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. The U.S. supported the Mujahideen because they wanted the Communist government to be overthrown. -
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Soviet-Afghan War
Insurgent groups (Mujahideen) fought against the Soviet Army and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. The U.S. supported the Mujahideen because they wanted the Communist government to be overthrown.