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Stephen Thompson’s History of the Cold War (1945-7960)
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Stephen Thompson
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My name is Stephen Thompson, I
am the curator of this museum.
My specialties are years 19451960 of the Cold War. I am a
sophomore at Clear Springs
Highschool, and in Mr. Collins 5th
period.
[email protected]
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Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference occurs,
deciding the post-war status of
Germany. The Allies of World War
II (the USA, the USSR, Great
Britain and France) divide
Germany into four occupation
zones. The Allied nations agree
that free elections are to be held in
all countries occupied by Nazi
Germany. The League of Nations
was also created.
http://www.history.com/photos/world-war-iipolitical-leaders/photo4
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Potsdam Conference
In occupied Germany, leaders from
the Soviet Union, the United
Kingdom and the United States
gathered to decide how to
administer punishment to the
defeated Nazi Germany, which had
agreed to unconditional surrender
nine weeks earlier The goals of the
conference also included the
establishment of post-war order,
peace treaties issues, and
countering the effects of the war.
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-dpl/hdstate/potsdam.htm
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Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was a civil
war in China fought between forces
loyal to the government of the
Republic of China and forces of the
Communist Party of China. The
war represented an ideological split
between the Communist CPC, and
the KMT's brand of Nationalism.
The two parties formed a Second
United Front to counter a Japanese
invasion. China's full-scale civil war
resumed in 1946
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ChineseCivilWarCollage.
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Iron Curtain
On March 5, Winston Churchill warns
of the descent of an Iron Curtain
across Europe. The Iron Curtain
symbolized the ideological conflict and
physical boundary dividing Europe into
two separate areas from the end of
World War II in 1945 until the end of
the Cold War in 1991. On the east side
of the Iron Curtain were the countries
that were connected to or influenced
by the Soviet Union.
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Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan (officially the
European Recovery Program) was the
American initiative to aid Europe, in
which the United States gave economic
support to help rebuild European
economies after the end of World War II
in order to prevent the spread of Soviet
Communism. The plan was in operation
for four years beginning in April 1948.
The goals of the United States were to
rebuild war-devastated regions, remove
trade barriers, modernize industry, and
make Europe prosperous again.
http://www.coldwarstudies.com/2013/04/09/the-trumandoctrine-and-the-marshall-plan-a-podcast/
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Truman Doctrine
President Harry S. Truman declared it to
be the foreign policy of the United
States to assist any country whose
stability was threatened by communism.
His initial request was specifically for
$400 million to assist both Greece and
Turkey, which Congress approved. The
Truman Doctrine was followed by the
Marshall Plan later that year. Historians
often consider it as the start of the Cold
War, and the start of the containment
policy to stop Soviet expansion.
http://www.milestonedocuments.com/images/content/documents/3b1
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Berlin Airlift
Berlin was divided into four parts.
The Berlin Airlift was when western
countries delivered much needed
food and supplies to the city of
Berlin through the air because all
other routes were blocked by the
Soviet Union. They blocked all rail
and road traffic to Berlin, the only
option the western countries had
was to try and fly in all the supplies.
Most of which was coal. It lasted 10
months.
http://www.eaglesoverberlin.com/PhotoGallery.htm
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NATO
In 1949, The North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) is founded by
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France,
Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the
United Kingdom, and the United
States, in order to resist Communist
expansion. The members agreed that
an armed attack against any one of
them in Europe or North America
would be considered an attack
against them all.
http://www.flagdetective.com/images/download/wo/nato-hi.jpg
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Red Scare
In 1949, With the spread of
communism in Eastern Europe and
China as well as the Korean War,
people were scared that
communism could infiltrate the
United States. The second Red
Scare occurred after World War II,
People were scared of anyone who
may side with the communists and
help the Soviets get secret
information about the United
States.
https://wikis.nyu.edu/ek6/modernamerica/index.php/Impe
rialism/AmericanPropaganda
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Soviet’s Atomic Bomb Testing
In August 29, 1949 The Soviet
Union tests its first atomic bomb. It
became known as Joe 1. The
Soviet project to develop an atomic
bomb was a top secret research
and development program begun
during World War II, in the wake of
the Soviet Union's discovery of the
American, British, and Canadian
nuclear project.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDS-1
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Mutual Security Act
President Harry S. Truman signs the
Mutual Security Act, announcing to the
world, and its communist powers in
particular, that the U.S. was prepared to
provide military aid to "free
peoples.“President Harry S. Truman,
which authorized nearly $7.5 billion, for
foreign military, economic, and technical
foreign aid to American allies; the aid
was aimed primarily at shoring up
Western Europe, as the Cold War
developed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-signsmutual-security-act
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Nuclear Submarine
On January 21, 1954, The United
States launches the world's first
nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus. The
nuclear submarine would become the
ultimate nuclear deterrent. USS
Nautilus was the world's first
operational nuclear-powered
submarine. The vessel was the first
submarine to complete a submerged
transit to the North Pole on 3 August
1958.
http://www.bookofdaystales.com/uss-nautilus/
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Warsaw Pact
On May 14, 1955, The Warsaw
Pact is founded in Eastern Europe
and includes East Germany,
Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary,
Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, and
the Soviet Union. It acts as the
Communist military counterpart to
NATO. The Warsaw Pact was
primarily motivated by Soviet
desires to maintain control over
military forces in Central and
Eastern Europe.
http://blogs.fas.org/security/2009/10/germany/
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Korean War
The Korean War was fought between
South Korea and communist North
Korea. It was the first major conflict of
the Cold War as the Soviet Union
supported North Korea and the United
States supported South Korea. The war
ended with little resolution. The countries
are still divided today and North Korea is
still ruled by a communist regime.
Supporting North Korea was the Soviet
Union and the People's Republic of
China. Supporting South Korea was the
United States, Great Britain, and the
United Nations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
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Geneva Summit
Geneva Summit was held on July 18,
1955 and was a meeting of "The Big
Four": President of the United States,
Prime Minister of Britain, Premier of
the Soviet Union, and Prime Minister
of France. The purpose was to bring
together world leaders to begin
discussions on peace. The talks were
influenced by the common goal for
increased global security. The stated
mission of the 1955 summit was to
reduce international tensions.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/229068/Gen
eva-Summit
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Suez Crisis
The Suez Canal is an important man-made
waterway in Egypt. It connects the Red
Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. In 1954
Gamal Abdel Nasser took control of Egypt.
Nasser seized the canal and was going to
charge for passage in order to pay for the
Aswan Dam. The British, the French, and
the Israelis decided to use the canal as a
reason to attack Egypt. They secretly
planned that Israel would attack and seize
the canal. Then the French and the British
would enter as peacekeepers taking
control of the canal.
http://pages.ramapo.edu/~theed/Cold_War/c_Khrushche
v_era/b_Destalinaztion/bb_Suez_Crisis.html
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Sputnik 1
On October 4, 1957, Sputnik
satellite launched, it was the first
artificial Earth satellite to be
launched. The Soviet Union
launched it into an elliptical low
Earth orbit. It was visible all around
the Earth and its radio pulses were
detectable. The surprise success
triggered the Space Race, a part of
the larger Cold War. The launch
ushered in new political, military,
technological, and scientific
developments.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik
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Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was an
armed revolt conducted by Fidel
Castro and his allies against the
government of Cuban President
Fulgencio Batista. The revolution
began in July 1953, and finally
ousted Batista on 1 January 1959.
Castro replaced his government
with a revolutionary socialist state.
The Movement organization later
reformed, becoming the
Communist Party in 1965.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Revolution
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Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency was a
guerrilla war, a form of warfare in
which armed civilians use military
tactics to fight a larger, traditional
military, fought between
Commonwealth armed forces and the
Malayan National Liberation Army
(MNLA), the military arm of the
Malayan Communist Party (MCP) The
Communists were defeated in 1960.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayan_Emergency
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