My remarkable padlet by Symeon Burmann

Yalta Conference-1945

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Meeting between Allied leaders to discuss post-war Europe, leading to the division of the continent and sowing the seeds of tension between the Soviet Union and the Western Allies as to their spheres of influence.

Truman Doctrine-1947

2145518 — 2024-02-06 17:54:25 UTC

U.S. policy to provide economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey for the purpose of keeping them from falling into the Soviet Union. It is considered the start of the U.S. policy of containment.

HUAC-1947

2145518 — 2024-02-06 17:57:38 UTC

Congressional board developed to explore declared disloyality and also seditious tasks by people thought of having communist connections causing the Red Scare.

Berlin Blockade1948-1949

2145518 — 2024-02-06 18:00:08 UTC

The Soviet blockade of West Berlin causes great upheaval for the United States as well as the Allies, which underscores the division of Europe, and the determination to stand up to Soviet hostility.

Korean War-1950-1953

2145518 — 2024-02-06 18:02:07 UTC

Conflict between North Korea (backed by China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (backed by US and United Nations forces), ideologically complicated the division of the Korean peninsula

Armistice Agreement-1953

2145518 — 2024-02-06 18:02:30 UTC

Active fighting in the Korean War ends with an Armistice Treaty, but Korea remains divided at the 38th parallel, a heavily fortified demilitarized zone.

Bay Of Pigs-1961

2145518 — 2024-02-06 18:05:38 UTC

U.S. invasion of Cuba. supported the overthrow of Fidel Castro’s communist regime failed, exacerbating tensions with the Soviet Union and embarrassing the Kennedy administration

Cuban Missile Crisis-1962

2145518 — 2024-02-06 18:06:23 UTC

U.S. fought with the Soviet Union over Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba, before an international resolution brought the world to the brink of nuclear war

Limited Test Ban Treaty-1963

2145518 — 2024-02-06 18:06:38 UTC

Agreement between the US, USSR and UK to ban nuclear testing in the air, space and underwater, signaling a trend towards paranoia

McCarran Internal Security Act-1950

2145518 — 2024-02-06 18:10:37 UTC

The McCarran Internal Security Act laws requiring communist organizations to register with the government restricted the rights of suspected rebels and created an atmosphere of fear and suspicion

McCarthy Trial-1954

2145518 — 2024-02-06 18:11:49 UTC

Senator Joseph McCarthy led a highly publicized campaign to purge alleged communists from the American government and society, resulting in indictments, blacklisting and civil liberties were destroyed.

The Civil Rights Act-1964

2145518 — 2024-02-06 18:12:17 UTC

egislation aimed at ending segregation and discrimination based on race, marked a shift in domestic priorities amid the Cold War's competition for hearts and minds.