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Red scare
Red Scare, period of public fear and anxiety over the supposed rise of communist or socialist ideologies in a non communist state. Joseph McCarthy started red scare. The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, led many to fear that immigrants, particularly from Russia, southern Europe, and eastern Europe, intended to overthrow the United States government. It ended january 2, 1920. -
Truman Doctrine
Truman doctrine is an american foreign policy that supports democracies against authoritarian threats. President Harry S. Truman presented this policy. Truman provided military aid and economic aid. The United States wanted to provide aid to greece and turkey and it ended in 1989. -
Marshall plan
It's a plan that was created by the United states to help other countries'economies. President truman signed the plan. They helped other countries by giving money. United states wanted to help other countries with their economies. It ended in 1919. -
Berlin Blockade/Airlift
U.S, British and Soviet military forces divided and occupied germany. U.S and British controlled west and soviet union controlled east. The Soviet union also wanted to control the west part of Germany, so they blocked the United States road to enter germany. But the U.S entered Germany by flying. They gave supplies to Germany by airlifting. It ended on may 12, 1949. -
Space Race
World War II had showed to the world that rocket technology would drive modern warfare, and as such the U.S and Russia decided to have a race to have the most superior technology.The Space Race began as an arms race between the respective militaries of the United States and the Soviet Union. Both countries wanted to prove who was more good at technology. It ended on july 17, 1975. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. President Eisenhower approved the program. Eisenhower trained cuban exiles for the invasion. Their goal was the overthrow of castro and the establishment of a non communist government friendly to the united states. It ended on april 20, 1961. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and Soviet Union. The United States spy plane photographed a nuclear missile site being built by the soviet union on the island cuba, that's how it started. It ended on october 29, 1962. -
U-2 Incident
The U-2 incident was a confrontation between U.S and soviet union that began with shooting down a U.S spy plane over the soviet union. The United states spy plane was shot down by a soviet air defense force. The Soviet union shot down the United States plane because the U.S was spying on them. It ended on may 1, 1960. -
Berlin wall
The Berlin wall was a barrier that surrounded west berlin and prevented access to it from east berlin. The German democratic republic created it. East German soldiers laid down more than 30 miles of barbed wire barrier through the heart of Berlin. The East created it because if people from the east went west, the east would lose economic viability. It ended on november 9, 1989. -
Non-Proliferation Treaty
Non-Proliferation Treaty was an agreement not to assist other states in obtaining or producing nuclear weapons. The agreement was signed by the United states, the United kingdom, Soviet union and 59 other states. The purpose of this agreement was to tighten their security in their country. It ended on may 11, 1995. -
Perestroika and Glasnost
Perestroika and Glasnost is a political reform movement within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the late 1980s. Glasnost was taken to mean increased openness and transparency in government institutions and activities in the Soviet Union. It ended on december 25, 1991.