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The Cold War: Key Events, Strategies, and the Global Impact (1946-1989)

This overview explores the major developments of the Cold War from its inception in 1946 to the end of the Iron Curtain in 1989. It highlights critical events such as the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, the establishment of NATO and the Warsaw Pact, as well as significant conflicts like the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The race for nuclear arms, the space race marked by Sputnik, and pivotal moments like the Cuban Missile Crisis are examined, showcasing the geopolitical tensions and ideological battles that shaped the modern world.

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The Cold War: Key Events, Strategies, and the Global Impact (1946-1989)

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  1. The Cold and Post War

  2. The beginning of the Cold War • Differences • Refusal to Giving up a buffer zone • 1946 Greek Civil War • Truman Doctrine • Stop Communist Expansion- Domino Theory • Marshall Plan • 1947- 13 Billion to war torn countries to stop communism • Satellite States of Europe • 1947- Containment • Germany • Split into four Zones- Refusal of help • Berlin Air Lift • 1949-Federal republic of Germany • German Democratic Republic- 1955- Berlin Wall • Korean War 1950-53 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTIU6lq-0ME • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qka6JrKUM5U

  3. Arms Race- 1949-1989 • 1957- Sputnik, • China’s fall – 1949 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwZb2mqId0A • Warsaw Pact- Albania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, E. Germany, Hungry, Poland • NATO • Korea Conflict- 1950 • SEATO- Southeast Asian treaty org.- Pakistan, Thailand, Philippines, Australia • CENTO- Central Treaty Org.- Turkey, Iraq, Pakistan, • US- Affiliated with 42 countries in the 50’s • Cuban Missile Crises- Fidel Castro- Bay of Pigs • Turkey vs. Cuba • Pledge and move on- hotline was installed in 1963 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7YkJxQT_0Y

  4. Vietnam- 1964 • President Johnson wrongly accused and USA victory • 1973- Nixon reached an agreement- Lost Vietnam • Domino theory did not play out in China • Showed USA limitations • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP4GaprkAJg • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgyGJl_xm6o

  5. The USSR and Eastern Europe • 1950- Surpassed pre-war production by 40% • Heavy Industry, Weapons, Technology • The people however felt the burden • Nikita Krushchev • Stalin’s Death- 1953 • De-Stalinization • Consumer Goods • 1964- Forced out Cuban Missile Crises

  6. Satellite States followed suit • After Stalin revolts raised in Poland- Did not like it- but coward • Hungry-1956- USSR – Budapest • Little Stalin- Slovakia- forced to retire 1968 • Alexander Dubeck- Secretary of the Communist Party- • Loosened the reigns- “Prague Spring”

  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEUSWKvbvME • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q80rsEt6Ig • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9HjvHZfCUI&list=PLVIB6mb7MHQJK1md70Tz1ln27WfHUcPFM

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