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Truman Doctrine
The United States president Harry S. Truman declared immediate economic and military aid to the government of Greece and Turkey. He did this because those countries were threatened by communist insurrection, and because they were under pressure of Soviet expansion. While the U.S and S.U struggled to reach a balance of power, Great Britain announced that it couldnt aid the mediterranean countries. This caused the west to fear the danger that they would be pushed under Soviet influence. -
Marshall Plan
the U.S sponsored a program designed to rehabilitate the economies of 17 western and southern European countries in order to create stable conditions where democratic institutions could survive. On April 3, 1948, Truman signed of on the law calling it the Marshall Plan. It was out of fear for poverty, unemployment and dislocation post to WWII. The Marshall Plan was very successful. Truman extended the Marshall Plan to less developed countries under the Point Four Program initiated in 1949. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a political and military alliance between the United States, Canada, and other European countries. The United States provided the largest share of the funding. They signed and agreed that “an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all.” They were agreeing on staying together. By the late 1980s the Cold War was coming to an end as the Soviet Union began to fall apart. -
Korean War Start
North Korea and South Korea fought the Korean War from June 1950 to July 1953. The Soviet Union took over in the north, and the United States took over in the south. Soviets crossed. On June 25th the North Koreans supported by the Soviets crossed the 38th parallel into the south, that was the start. The Korean War took the lives of about 1,300,000 South Koreans, 1,000,000 Chinese, 500,000 North Koreans, and 37,000 Americans. Korea is still divided. -
Korean War End
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Potsdam Conference
They were there to discuss peace settlements not treaties. The main issue was the control of germany and the battle against japan. It happened because the war was ending and the allies needed a plan. Germany was split and occupied by four different zones. Allied countries could take reparations from the zone they occupied. Poland was given a part. The last conference where everyone was able to work together, there was a division between Soviet and the U.S -
Vietnam War Pt 1
The Vietnam war began in 1954 after the country was split in two. The United States was behind and stood by South Vietnam. North Vietnam wanted to reunite the country under Communism, while the South fought to keep it from happening. In August 1974 the United States cut back its military aid and the Southern army started to fall apart. -
Warsaw Pact
Warsaw Pact was signed on May 14, 1955 by the Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania. The Soviet Union wanted to establish a strong defense alliance against any potential military or economic threats from the West. It was to strengthen the hold of the Soviet Union over its Eastern European satellites and to prevent their seeking to be close with the West. The presence of Soviet troops led to a revival of nationalism. -
Suez Crisis
Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. The canal had been owned by the Suez Canal Company that was controlled by the French and British. It was provoked by an American and British decision not to finance Egypt's construction of the Aswan High Dam, that they promised. Nasser reacted to the decision by declaring a martial law in the canal zone and seized control of the Suez canal company. -
Hungarian Revolution
There was an uprising in 1956 after a speech by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, where he attacked the period of Stalin’s rule. The new freedom of debate and criticism started a rising tide of unrest and discontent causing the break out.On November 1, 1956, Nagy declared Hungarian neutrality and turned to the United Nations for support. And on November 4, 1956 the Soviet Union invaded Hungary to stop the revolution. -
Space Race/ Sputnik
The Soviet Union launched Earth’s first artificial satellite. They launched it and it came as a shock to many people in the US and exports. The US feared it b/c the Soviets had done it first. The US sent additional funds and resources into the space program in an effort to catch up. The success of Sputnik had a major impact on the Cold War and the United States. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuba was dependent on the Soviets for military and economic aid. During this time the U.S and the Soviets were engaged in a cold war. There was a nuclear armed Cuban missiles that were being installed close to the U.S mainland. Because the Soviets and the U.S were in a cold war, when the Soviets put a missile on the border of Cuba facing the U.S. The U.S found it as a threat so they put one up in Turkey. -
Vietnam War Pt 2 End
Then, finally in 1975 the North launched a massive invasion where the Northern troops entered Saigon, the Southern Capital. Vietnam united as a communist country. 1.3 million Vietnamese soldiers died. 58,000 U.S troops and 2 million civilians. -
Glasnost &Perestroika Pt 1
The Glasnost and Perestroika was a policy/program instituted by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Glasnost was a Russian word for openness. Glasnost was the policy of open discussion of political and social issues. It was a program aimed at restructuring Soviet economy and political policy. It dramatically enlarged individual freedom of expression in the country. It gave media greater freedom to publish. -
Glasnost &Perestroika Pt 2
The power of the Communist party was reduced and multi candidate elections took place. Perestroika is a Russian word for restructuring. The program was aimed to restructure Soviet political and economic policy. After becoming head of the Soviet government Mikhail introduced the concept. He decentralized economic controls and encouraged enterprises to become self financing. It was intended to be a program of controlled reform that would revitalize the dead motionless Soviet economy.
