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RED SCARE
End:190
A Red Scare is the promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism, anarchism or other leftist ideologies by a society or state. It is often characterized as political propaganda. The term is most often used to refer to two periods in the history of the United States which are referred to by this name. -
TRUMAN DOCTRINE
End:1952
In places where communism threatened to expand, American aid might prevent a takeover. By vigorously pursuing this policy, the United States might be able to contain communism within its current borders. The policy became known as the TRUMAN DOCTRINE, as the President outlined these intentions with his request for monetary aid for Greece and Turkey. -
MARSHALL PLAN
End:1951
To avoid antagonizing the Soviet Union, Marshall announced that the purpose of sending aid to Western Europe was completely humanitarian, and even offered aid to the communist states in the east. Congress approved Truman's request of $17 billion over four years to be sent. The MARSHALL PLAN created an economic miracle in Western Europe. Western European industries were producing twice as much as they had been the year before war broke out. -
BERLIN BLOCKADE/AIRLIFT
End:May 12, 1949
The Berlin Blockade was an attempt by the Soviet Union to limit the ability of the United States, Great Britain and France to travel to their sectors of Berlin, which lay within Russian-occupied East Germany. Berlin Blockade, one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. -
BERLIN WALL
End:November 9, 1989
The official purpose was to keep from entering East Germany and undermining the socialist state. The head of the East German announced that citizens of the GDR could cross the border whenever they pleased. That night, ecstatic crowds swarmed the wall. Some crossed freely into West Berlin, while others brought hammers and picks and began to chip away at the wall itself. To this day, the Berlin Wall remains one of the most powerful and enduring symbols of the Cold War. -
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
End:October 28, 1962
The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in 1962 when the Soviet Union began to install nuclear missiles in Cuba. The United States refused to allow this and, after thirteen tense days and many secret negotiations, the Soviet Union agreed to remove the missiles.