Assessment - #1 - The Cold War by Christopher West

HUAC - May 1938

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The HUAC or the House Un-American Activities Committee was created to out disloyal citizens. This had effects of domestic policies. This is because it made Americans believe that the Government was targeting people

Truman Doctrine - March 1947

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The Truman Doctrine was very important. It was a document that proved that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all non communist countries. This had an effect on foreign policies, this was because of how it gave support to other weaker countries.

Hollywood 10 - November 1947

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The Hollywood 10 was a group of 10 film industry members. These people were significant because they did not testifies for anti-communism. This had an effect on domestic policies. This is because they did not help stop the communist takeover.

Marshall Plan - April 1948

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The Marshall Plan was a plan to fight Communism. It did this by providing aid to poorer countries. This that an effect on foreign policies by providing aid to countries being pressured by Communism.

The Berlin Airlifts - June 1948

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The Berlin Airlifts were very important for the survival to Berlin. The US, Britain, and France airdropped supplies to Berlin to keep them sustained. This was an effect on foreign policies. This is because this directly effected Berlin.

North Korea's Surprise Attack - June 1950

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This surprise attack started the Korean war. This brought the US into a conflict so to speak. This effected foreign policies because it happened in Korea

Rosenberg's executions - June 1953

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The Rosenberg's were executed for tell US secrets to the communist. This was a significant domestic event. This is because it made the American Public more paranoid

Creation of DMZ - July 1953

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The Creation of the DMZ marked the ending of the Korean war. This event showed that the US was willing to do anything to prevent communism. This even effected foreign policies.

McCarthy Hearing - April 1954

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McCarthy was a crusader for blaming people of communism. This hearing made people realize how he had no evidence. This effected domestic policies.

The Eisenhower Doctrine - January 1957

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The Eisenhower Doctrine was an agreement with the middle east. This agreement allowed for countries to request American aid front the military. This was a change in foreign policies.

U-2 incident - May 1960

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A spy plane pilot was shot down over the USSR. This caused that USSR to be very aggressive with the US, and sending over spies. This was a very important time.

Election of JFK - November 1960

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JFK was loved by the people, he was no politician. The Election of 1960 was one of the closest elections in a long time. JFK won because of his attractive looks and charming personality.

Bay of Pigs - April 1961

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The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a disaster. It made the US government and military look like fools. This also caused Cube to move closer with the Soviets after the attack.

Creation of the Berlin Wall - August 1961

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The Berlin Wall was created to separate West Berlin from East Berlin. This was because the Soviets wanted to keep people in their side of Berlin and out of the Capitalists side. This was a foreign policy

Cuban Missile Crisis - October 1962

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The Cuban Missile Crisis was a very tense time between the US and the USSR. With Cuba aligning itself with the Soviets and getting sent nukes by them, the US felt the need to act. Though it was very close to war, both sides came to a peaceful agreement

Assassination of JFK - November 1963

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While riding in his motorcade JFK was shot twice and fatally wounded. This attack was a shock to the American public. This affected domestic policies around the president.