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CIA
The CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) is a civilian agency of the United States government. It reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence. The CIA gathers intelligence information and sometimes engages in covert activities at the request of the President of the United States. -
USSR Takes Bulgeria
The Soviet Union invaded Bulgaria and on September 8 it joied the Soviet Union in its war against Nazi Germany. Other countries that were taken over by the USSR include: Lithuania (1940), Hungary (1944), Romania, etc, -
Yalta Conference
the second of three war time confrences after worl war II. was attended by Harry S Truman in place of the late Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill, with Churchill replaced mid-point by the newly elected Prime Minister Clement Attlee. It was when they decided to split Germany into four parts giving it to the USSR, France, Britian, U.S. -
Nuclear Aerms Race
The nuclear arms race was a competition of nuclear warfare between the United States and Soviet Union. During The Cold War. In addition to the American and Soviet nuclear stockpiles, other countries developed nuclear weapons. none of the other countries engaged in as much nucliar production on the same scale as the two superpowers. -
UN Created
The UN (United Nations) was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries. From its offices around the world, the UN and its specialized agencies decide on substantive and administrative issues in regular meetings held throughout the year. -
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Leaders of the Cold War
USSR- Joseph Stalin.
U.S.- Harry S Truman
Cuba-Fidel Castro
China- Mao Zedong.
Vietnam- South- Nguyen Van Xuan North-Ho chi minh
Korea North- Kim Il-sung South- sing juan caw -
Postdam Conference
The goals of the conference included the establishment of post-war order, peace treaties issues, and countering the effects of war. Participants were the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Also they gathered to decide how to administer punishment to the defeated Nazi Germany. -
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Red Scare
The Second Red Scare was focused on national and foreign communists influencing society and infiltrating the federal government. Joeseph McCarthy was the spear head in the Red Scare, he acused many federal agents of being communist and conspiring against the government. The Hollywood Ten was a group of actors acused of being communist, they did not share their political views (this showed the power of the 1st ammendment). -
Truman Doctrine
"the policy of the United States to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures." The Doctrine was informally extended to become the basis of American Cold War policy throughout Europe and around the world. It shifted American foreign policy toward the Soviet Union from détente (a relaxation of tension) to, as George F. Kennan phrased it, a policy of containment. -
HUAC
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) (1947–1975) was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. Investigated suspected communist in America. -
Marshall Plan
The plan was in operation for four years . The goals of the United States were to rebuild a war-devastated region, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, and make Europe prosperous again. The initiative was named after Secretary of State George Marshall. -
Berlin Blockade/Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Blockade lasted unti May 12, 1949. It was a major international crises during the Cold War. In post World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' access to the parts of Berlin under Allied control. They wanted to force western powers to allow the Soviet zone to start supplying Berlin with food and fuel, which would give the Soviets control over the whole city. The Berlin Airlift was a response of the Western Allies to carry supplies to the people. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is the intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treat. 22 countries participate in NATO's Partnership for Peace. The course of the Cold War lead to a rivalry with nations of the Warsaw Pact, formed in 1955. The first NATO Secretary General, Lord Ismay, stated in 1949 that the organization's goal was "to keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down. -
Korean War
After WWII Korea was split in two parts North Korea and South Korea. The division was supposed to be temporary, until a national election could be held. The United Nations established a commission to oversee an election in 1948, but the Soviet Union refused to allow participation in the north. Instead, the North Korean Communist Party elected Kim Il-Sung. The south elected Syngman Rhee. The North Korean army crossed the 38th parallel on the night of June 24-25, 1950. That began the Korean War. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Treaty Organization of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance (1955–1991), or more commonly referred to as the Warsaw Pact, was a mutual defense treaty between eight communist states of Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War. The founding treaty was established under the initiative of the Soviet Union and signed in Warsaw. -
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a conflict between the North and South Vietnamese. It escalated in 1961 when US troops were tripled and in 1962 when they tripled again. The Tet Offensive was a military campaign launched by the North on January 30, 1968. On May 4, l970 the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of Kent State University demonstrators, killing four and wounding nine students. In response to the Tete Offensive, Vietnamization was a program to train and equip South Vietnamese soldiers. -
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The Space Race
The Space Race was a competition between the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US) for supremacy in space exploration. NASA was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon. Sputnik, meaning "companion" or "satellite", is a name applied to particular spacecraft in the Soviet space program. -
U2 Crisis
It was when a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down over the airspace of the Soviet Union. The United States government at first denied the plane's purpose and mission, but then was forced to admit its role as a covert surveillance aircraft, after the soviets showed the remains of the plain along with the pilot who servived. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was an unsuccessful action by a CIA-trained force of Cuban exiles to invade southern Cuba, with support and encouragement from the US government, in an attempt to overthrow the Cuban governmen. On the day of the launch the U.S. notified that they would not be supporting. -
The Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) starting on 13 August 1961, separtaed West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and East Berlin. Between 1961 and 1989, the wall prevented emigration. During this period, about 5,000 people attempted to escape over the wall. It is estimated that 100-200 were killed in their attempt.
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The thirteen days referred to as the Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side and the United States on the other. after some unsuccessful operations by the US to overthrow the Cuban regime (Bay of Pigs ), the Cuban and Soviet governments secretly began to build bases in Cuba for nuclear missiles.
