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House of Un-American Activities Committee
This is the group of people who would take a hard stance against communism, they really did not want it. The House of Un-American Activities began to step in to change things so that they would not turn into a communist area. This affected the Cold War because communism was something they were fighting about. -
G.I Bill
This was veteran benefits in education, housing, and low interest loans. This positively affected the Veterans leaving them wanting to stay soldiers for the Cold War, this also influenced others to want to become veterans because of the benefits. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was the solution to the Berlin wall, the United States were no longer able to deliver goods on the ground so they used air planes to help deliver the goods where they needed to be. The Berlin Airlift also created a huge win for the United State during the Cold War. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan promoted sending money to rebuild war-torn Europe to make communism look less appealing. The Marshall Plan had a huge influence on Western Europe. This angered the Soviet Union which had an impact on the Cold War. -
NATO
NATO impacted the Cold War by creating a rival alliance and helped to prospect further communist expansion. -
Brinkmanship
This was the idea of pushing the enemy to the verge of war, to back them down. This had an affect on the enemy during the Cold War because it caused them to surrender because they were pushed to the verge of war. -
Warsaw Pact
The goal of the Warsaw pact was to unite the communism nations of Western Europe. This divided the nations due to communism and this created tension for the Cold War. -
Interstate Highway System
The Interstate Highway System created a road system that connected the nation. This affected the Cold War because it was a good defense method, this could help us out when it came to fighting and travel. -
Eisenhower Doctrine
The Eisenhower Doctrine was written by Dwight D. Eisenhower right after WWII and during the Cold War. This doctrine promised military or economic aid to any communist resisting nation that needed it. This impacted the Cold War because it was helping out the nations that were heavily impacted by communism. -
Sputnik
This was the first satellite launched by the Soviet Union that embarrassed the US and increased education. The Sputnik raised tensions for the Cold War, it intensified the arms race. -
U-2 Incident
This was a SPV plane that was shot down over the Soviet Union. This increased tension between the Soviet Union because their plane had just been shot down and they were mad about it. -
Bay of Pigs
They really did not like Castro so they tried to invade but it did not work, they failed. This could be a cause to the Cold War because they attempted to invade an area and overthrow a leader, they also failed which made things much worse. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall affected the Cold War because it created a lot of isolation and separation between communist and non-communist areas. This also created a lot of tension leading into the Cold War. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a direct confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. This affected the Cold War because it started a lot of the physical fighting and use of weapons, also it was a high point. -
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
This was a treaty that was signed so that they were not able to test above ground. This affected the Cold War because it was the first step to gaining control of nuclear weapons.
