Assesment #1: The Cold War by Ayden Deeds

1957 - Signing of the Eisenhower Doctrine

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This Doctrine led to immense pressure by the US to stop the spread of Communism. This helped specifically Lebanon who feared their enemies. The US sent Military force to maintain the state of Lebanon.

1947 - Signing of the Truman Doctrine

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The impact of the Truman Doctrine was to stop the spread of communism and offer aid to those in need before they fell into the hands of the Soviet Union. This Doctrine specifically impacted Greece and Turkey by providing aid to them, before they got assistance from the Soviets.

1948 - Berlin Airlifts

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Stalin had shut down all routes of travel in Berlin, preventing people from even getting food. Truman had airlifted supplies to Berlin to keep everybody alive and fed, Delivering over 2.3 million tons of supplies to the people of Berlin. This ultimately caused Stalin to reinstate the roads and railways so that people could once again get food and supplies the right way.

1961 - Berlin Wall

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The Berlin Wall was a wall built by the Soviet Union to divide the communist side from the Capitalist. The wall tore apart the families and lives of the Germans as the USSR side was poor and bad to live in, while the Capitalist side was rich and happy. This wall cost many lives as whenever any person trespassed, then they were killed.

1950 - Crossing the 38th Parallel

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The Impact of North Korean troops crossing the 38th parallel was nothing short of devastating. USA joined right after over 100,000 North Korean troops launched a surprise attack, led by what Truman believed to be the USSR. Truman had stated that he wanted to stop the spread of communism, and doing so involved going to Korea.

1953 - Creation of the Demilitarized Zone

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This Zone was created along the border aimed to stop troops from entering. No troops can enter and there are both South and North Korean soldiers stationed outside of each side. This Has a major impact as anyone who attempts to cross could be killed on sight.

1957 - Sputnik

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The USSR had successfully launched the first ever satellite, threatening the US as this showed their power as they had beat the USA in something. This sparked the entirety of the Space race, causing many people to go to space along with the first ever moon landing by the USA in 1969. This shows a massive impact, as it started the use of space equipment and power through space.

1947 - Hollywood 10

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In 1947 when the HUAC investigated the Hollywood 10, they investigated not just everyday civilians but some of the biggest celebrities at the time for Communism. All members were sentenced and blacklisted, preventing them from ever working or doing pretty much anything again. This had a major impact as it showed how far the US would go to stop Communism from spreading.

1950 - McCarthyism

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In 1950, McCarthy had listed many members of the State that had potential ties to communism, creating Havoc and starting what is known as McCarthyism. This meant that anybody who was accused of communism would be investigated and persecuted. The impact this had caused many people to be falsely arrested as he was willing to do anything to stop communism.

1950 - The Rosenburgs

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In 1950, the family known as the Rosenburgs was accused of handing Nuclear info to the Soviet Union. They were accused and charged with Conspiracy but this did not stop them from getting the death sentence and later being executed in 1953. The impact this had showed that anybody could be convicted of something simple, and the government will do what it can to stop any POTENTIAL communism.