Assessment #1: Time Line by Jonathan Pinon Balderrama

Korea was divided (1945)

2127522 — 2025-02-03 05:12:58 UTC

in 1945 Korea was separated after world war 2 because the US tried to keep the south from becoming communist, while Stalin was taking control and making the north communist. This led to where the places that were being controlled were divided into two different sides, the North and South.

Truman Doctrine was signed (1947)

2127522 — 2025-02-03 05:14:02 UTC

The Truman doctrine was signed in 1947, so that the US can give economic and military support for the countries that were being threatened by a communist country. Also, it was made to stop communism from spreading.

Marshall plan was signed (April 3, 1948)

2127522 — 2025-02-03 05:17:22 UTC

The marshall plan was signed in 1948, for the countries that needed help after being destroyed in world war 2. This was made for countries to recover faster economically, and also to help to stop communism.

Stalin closed all routes to western Berlin (June 24, 1948)

2127522 — 2025-02-03 05:19:06 UTC

When Stalin closed all of the routes for western Berlin in 1948, he tried to make allies to get out of Berlin so he could control it. But that is when the US made airlifts so Berlin could resive the resources needed for surviving.

Anti communism propaganda (1950's)

2127522 — 2025-02-03 05:20:24 UTC

In 1950, anti propaganda was very common in the US because it was used to warn people how dangerous communism was during the cold war. This was a time when every person was scared that communism was going to spread everywhere and that is why the US started placing it everywhere and everything.

The US made the first hydrogen bomb (1952)

2127522 — 2025-02-03 05:21:38 UTC

In 1952 the US made a stronger nuclear weapon than the one used in world war 2, this was the first bomb that could be launched from under water. This made the tension in the arms and space war, because this showed the Soviet Union that the US had a stronger and more intelligent weapons than before.

The Rosenberg's (1953)

2127522 — 2025-02-03 05:23:06 UTC

In 1953 tension was so big that a family called the Rosenbergs were accused of being spies for communist country the Soviet Union, after the Rosenbergs trial they were sentenced to death and were executed in the electric chair, which led to the people fear of spies and communism invading the US.

China joins the Korean war (1959)

2127522 — 2025-02-03 05:25:12 UTC

China also joined the war in 1959 and helped defend the north from the US and the United Nations. China took military help, and helped push the United Nations and the US back, making the war worse.

HUAC disbanded (1975)

2127522 — 2025-02-03 05:26:19 UTC

In 1975 HUAC was disbanded after investigating people that were accused of being a communist in the US. over time it became less important and how everyone was moving on.

The USSR began the build of the Berlin wall (1961)

2127522 — 2025-02-03 05:27:34 UTC

In 1961 Stalin began making a wall to divide Berlin into east and west. This wall is an important part because this kept tension with the allies and the USSR because the USSR was trying to win over Berlin during the cold war.