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House of UN-American Activities Committee
The creation of this committee was a cause of the panic during the Cold War. Because people began thinking there was spies everywhere which is why they create the committee. -
G.I Bill
The G.I bill was an effect of the Cold War because Truman didn't want any type of confusion of the benefits held by US soldiers -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine affected the Cold War by making it clear that we wouldn't tolerate communism which was seen as a threat by the Soviet Union -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was a effect of the Cold War, because it was a bold way of showing that the US wasn't backing down. -
NATO
It added tension to the Cold War by making it clear to the Soviet Union that non-communist countries were against them. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw pact added tensions because it showed the countries in NATO, especially the US, that they had allies and had no plans of changing from communist. -
Eisenhower Doctrine
This doctrine was more of a way of adding tension to the war because it was a way of showing the Soviet Union that they were serious about eliminating communism -
Sputnik
Sputnik was a effect of the Cold War, because it was a way of showing that the Soviet Union had no intentions of backing down in anyway -
Interstate Highway System
The interstate highway system was a effect of the cold war because it was a way of attempting to strengthen the US's defense. -
Berlin Wall
This was more of a cause that added tension to the Cold War. When they built the wall it showed that communism was still strong in Europe, and was no where close to being eliminated. So as a very effective way to show this was to separate East and West Germany. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
This event added tensions to the Cold War because it placed nuclear weapons close to the US and created a threat to the US security -
Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty
This event was a effect of the Cold War. Because the Soviet Union and the US were both building their nuclear power there had to be some form of limit to what each country was capable of. This eventually led to mutually assured destruction.
