Cold War Assessment by Erik Haynes

1947-The truman doctrine was signed

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The truman doctrine was signed in 1947 by Truman because the threat of communism was growing during the cold war the doctrine promised that the united states would support countries trying to resist communist influence the policy changed american foreign relations that led to the US taking more action to stop communism

1957-eisenhower doctrine was signed

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The eisenhower doctrine was created to provide united states military and economic aid to countries in the middle east that were threatened by communism this policy made a change towards stopping the soviet influence in the region reinforcing the united states role in the containment of spreading communism

1945- germany being divided into four zones

2258238_ — 2025-02-02 21:13:03 UTC

After WW2 germany was divided into four occupation zones controlled by the united states, soviet union, great britain and france the division was intended to help rebuild the country and prevent future conflict but it led to tensions within the the western zones becoming west germany and the soviet controlled zones becoming east germany

1961- the berlin wall was constructed

2258238_ — 2025-02-02 21:14:24 UTC

The berlin wall was constructed in 1961 by east germany to stop the massive emigration of east germans to west berlin the wall became a symbol of the cold war dividing the city and representing the conflict between the communist east and the capitalist west it impacted both foreign relations and the lives of many families it restricted freedom movement between east and west

1951-When the armistice agreement was signed

2258238_ — 2025-02-02 21:16:34 UTC

The armistice agreement established a DMZ demilitarized zone but that did not officially end the war but it did freeze the division between both north and south korea both sides still remain under separate governments and the tension between them continue

1951-When macarthur was fired for subordination

2258238_ — 2025-02-02 21:17:53 UTC

General douglas macarthur was fired during the korean for insubordination when macarthur had publicly disagreed with truman's actions to limit the war and pursue a more caustic approach they called for military action against china his actions opposed the authority of the president

1957-When sputnik was launched into orbit

2258238_ — 2025-02-02 21:19:54 UTC

The successful launch of sputnik marked the beginning of the space race between the soviet union and the united states which intensified cold war tensions and led to the united states to invest more heavily into science and technology and eventually to the creation of NASA

1950- the mccarran act was signed

2258238_ — 2025-02-02 21:23:10 UTC

This law was signed by president Harry S Truman this act aimed to prevent communist influence in the united states by requiring communist organizations to register with the government and allow the deportation of immigrants involved with the groups

1954-When mccarthy was censured

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Senator mccarthy was censured by the united states senate after his aggressive and ridiculous accusations for communism within the united states government and military the censure was a scolding of his actions that were seen as a violation of senate rules and a threat to civil liberties marking a decline of mccarthy's influence during the red scare

1975-When the HUAC was disbanded

2258238_ — 2025-02-02 21:25:57 UTC

The HUAC was active during the cold war investigating and accusing people of being communist sympathizers without solid evidence which led to the widespread fear and blacklisting of hollywood and other industries