The Cold War by Olivia Ylarraz

1947- The Second Red Scare

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The Red Scare created fear all over the United States. People were listening to the anti- communist McCarthy, As a result many people were falsely accused and people were blaming things on other people whether friends or acquaintances to get themselves out of trouble.

1957- Signing of the Truman doctrine

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The Truman doctrine was very impactful because its purpose was to give financial, military and safety support to countries that needed it. The United States main goal with the Truman doctrine was to prevent the spread of communism and it did just that.

1948 - Signing of Marshall plan

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After WWII Marshalls plan was created to aid countries mainly European that were destroyed during the war. This plan impacted many countries by getting them back on their feet.

1945- The Yalta Conference

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Germany along with Berlin was divided into 4 parts between, The Soviet Union, the United States, Great Britain, and France. This event created many problems for everyone but the Soviet Union being Berlin the Capital of Germany was inside Soviet Union territory. This event became very impactful when the rest of the countries that were part of Berlin could not make it to Berlin to try and prevent the communist influence.

1961- The Berlin wall being built

2113154 — 2025-02-03 02:02:09 UTC

This was a very significant time for all living in Berlin and even Germany in general. Those that were captured into the side of Berlin that was ruled by the Soviet Union could no longer leave and their economic stability declined drastically, those outside of the Berlin wall were striving and their economy was extremely stable.

1945- The division of Korea

2113154 — 2025-02-03 02:03:18 UTC

The division of Korea into north and south Korea created a conflict between the two but mainly between the United States and Soviet Union. The division of this country between two very different countries with two very different ideas of government was the main reason for the Korean War.

1950- The Start to the Korean war

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North Korea ruled by the Soviet Union sent a surprise attack on South Korea ruled by the United States. When this happened Truman believed that this was the doing of the soviet Union and not the idea of North Korea. Truman sent troops to South Korea creating the Korean war.

1945- bombs were dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima

2113154 — 2025-02-03 02:07:12 UTC

The bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki had a huge impact on japan's exit from WWII. Japan was destroyed after the bombing and they had no choice but to pull out of the war, this eventually ending WWII all together.

1950- McCarthy's shot to fame

2113154 — 2025-02-03 02:09:07 UTC

McCarthy became a large person in the eyes of the people because of his anti- Communist thinking. He began to falsely accuse and envisage people with very weak evidence, he grew fear in everyone with fake stories and altered photos.

1938- founding of HUAC-

2113154 — 2025-02-03 02:10:17 UTC

The HUAC (House Un-american Activities Committee) was created to protect the United States government ideas and safely over the people. HUAC Created many investigations including investigation on the Hollywood ten. HUAC resulted in many people being black listed and out of jobs and some even went to jail.