Cold War events by

the start of the cold war

calebpokemon2006 — 2024-05-03 13:41:03 UTC

this major event begun in March 12, 1947, Truman and Eisenhower led the nation at the beginning of the Cold War. The Cold War began when the United States and the other Allies divided Germany into four areas into World War II. Rivalries for influence over the German territories led to disagreements during the occupation of Germany by the French, British, Russians, and Americans. Over four decades, competition between the United States and the Soviet Union involved many other countries aligning with one of the two countries.

Space race with russia

calebpokemon2006 — 2024-05-03 13:41:55 UTC

the space race started in August 2, 1955. Flash foward On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first man-made earth satellite, Sputnik was not an unexpected to be developed. United States intelligence had photographed the launch site using spy planes. However, the public and political outcry in America regarding the Soviet success

over the United States led to a dramatic increase in funding for science and math education and creation of a national space program - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Truman doctrine

calebpokemon2006 — 2024-05-06 14:05:24 UTC

The Truman doctrine was made in 1946, This policy

would encourage the idea of containment for communism which would support the marshell plan

Marshall plan

calebpokemon2006 — 2024-05-06 14:08:00 UTC

In 1946, right the Truman doctrine would actually initiate containment from communism unlike the Truman doctrine but also goes hand to hand

brown v board of education

calebpokemon2006 — 2024-05-07 13:34:13 UTC

Supreme Court ruled the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision that "separate but equal" was the law of the land concerning segregation. during 1951 a parent put a challenge to segregation in schools which eventually went to the supreme court. In 1954 the public board of education ruled over segregation, allowing whites and blacks to go at the same school.

Fidel Castro

calebpokemon2006 — 2024-05-07 13:46:13 UTC

The United States started to plan on the overthrow of Fidel Castro after realizing that Cuba's new leader had become Communist. The plan was to land along the Bay of Pigs and use U.S. supplied aircraft to support the landing. On April 5, 1961, Cuban exiles landed but were crushed by the Cuban Army and Air Force

Vietnam

calebpokemon2006 — 2024-05-07 13:48:48 UTC

Vietnam became the site of a long struggle between communist and non communist parties, they all helped were by their

respective ideological superpower. Vietnam had been a colony of France during the late 19th century. The Japanese seized the region during World War II. In response to the takeover, the Vietnamese people organized a resistance movement, known as the Vietminh. They warred against both the Japanese and French. The organization was dominated by the communist party

Gulf of Tonkin

calebpokemon2006 — 2024-05-07 13:57:01 UTC

The US naval units in the Gulf of Tonkin supported the South Vietnamese Marine and Naval units as they staged a series of raids into North Vietnam. On August 2, 1964, North Vietnamese naval ships were accused of attacking the United States Navy destroyers Maddox and Turner Joy.

President Johnson responded by ordering an air attack on North Vietnamese naval bases. Prior to the U.S. attack, Johnson requested and received Congress's approval.

John F. Kennedy

calebpokemon2006 — 2024-05-07 14:01:20 UTC

Race relations and poverty in the United States were major issues in the 1960s. The Civil Rights Movement was starting to be widely seen in an effort to speed up integration, as ruled on by the Supreme Court in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case. President John Kennedy supported Civil Rights legislation but it was being blocked in the Congress by Southern opposition.

korean war

calebpokemon2006 — 2024-05-07 14:03:42 UTC

the Korean war started in June 25, 1950 and ended in July 27, 1953. The fear of a total communist takeover of Asia seemed to be confirmed when North Korea invaded democratic South Korea to begin the Korean War. President Truman and the United Nations empowered the policy of containment to contain Korea. They released a defense of South Korea. After three years of fighting, the United States and the United Nations forces stabilized the Korean frontier along the 38th Parallel.

ational Interstate and Defense Highways Act

calebpokemon2006 — 2024-05-08 13:34:46 UTC

this national problem had a social effect was the government-sponsored creation of infrastructure through the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, which was ratified in 1956.

The original purpose of the Act, as envisioned by President Eisenhower, was to create a system of

highways for strategic transportation of troops and supplies.

ending the segregation of the armed forces

calebpokemon2006 — 2024-05-08 13:46:19 UTC

President Harry Truman signed an executive order ending the

segregation of armed forces. Prior to that time period, Black and White soldiers served in separate units. Integration of the Black units with White units did not fully take place until the Korean War in the 1950s.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

calebpokemon2006 — 2024-05-08 13:48:38 UTC

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed major forms of discrimination against Blacks and women.

The law ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and the racial segregation of

schools, places of work, and facilities that served the general public

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

calebpokemon2006 — 2024-05-08 13:49:41 UTC

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

was passed the year after Congress

moved on the issue of Civil Rights. This

federal law made it illegal for Black

voters to be disenfranchised through

unfair voter registration criteria. It

ended the practice of using literacy

tests as a qualification to vote and

mandated federal oversight of

elections in the Southern states.

Tet Offensive

calebpokemon2006 — 2024-05-08 13:58:59 UTC

1968 began with the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War. The US forces were not able to completly destroy communist forces in South Vietnam and communist forces lacked the power to throw out the Americans.