https://padlet.com/calebunplugged/tql7brksqdzh By Caleb Brooks en-us 2017-03-21 13:25:44 UTC 2023-03-02 12:36:52 UTC hello@padlet.com calebunplugged https://padlet.com/calebunplugged/tql7brksqdzh/wish/161493979 The Cold War was the tension that was built between the US and the USSR following the second World War. Going into WWII, the USSR and the US were already not on good terms, as the US was already wary of communism and the USSR's totalitarian government. The response to this tension was the USSR's attempts to spread it's communistic government tactics and the US's attempts to contain it. This attempt to contain the situation continued to rise to the point where it not only traveled to the Cuba when the Soviets tried to establish a Nuclear Weapons Base, but also to the stars when America attempted to outdo the Soviets who put Sputnik into orbit by landing on the moon.]]> 2017-03-21 13:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/calebunplugged/tql7brksqdzh/wish/161493979 calebunplugged https://padlet.com/calebunplugged/tql7brksqdzh/wish/161558490 Containment was a strategy formed by the US to do what its name suggests: To contain the spread of Communism wherever it may pop up. This strategy gave birth to many follow-ups, such as Mcarthyism (The process of ferreting out "Communists" that trampling over civil rights) and the U2 Incident, in which the Soviets captured a US spy and the US captured one of theirs.]]> 2017-03-21 16:04:23 UTC https://padlet.com/calebunplugged/tql7brksqdzh/wish/161558490 calebunplugged https://padlet.com/calebunplugged/tql7brksqdzh/wish/161917295 An acronym that stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization which was an agreement amongst the United States, Canada, Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United Kingdom that "an attack against one would be seen as an attack against all"
Not long after the creation of NATO, the Korean War broke out, in which North Korea attacked South Korea, which was seen as an example of communist aggression, so the US deployed troops to Europe to repel any oncoming Soviet conflict.]]> 2017-03-22 17:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/calebunplugged/tql7brksqdzh/wish/161917295 calebunplugged https://padlet.com/calebunplugged/tql7brksqdzh/wish/161944298 2017-03-22 19:06:17 UTC https://padlet.com/calebunplugged/tql7brksqdzh/wish/161944298 calebunplugged https://padlet.com/calebunplugged/tql7brksqdzh/wish/161948163 2017-03-22 19:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/calebunplugged/tql7brksqdzh/wish/161948163 calebunplugged https://padlet.com/calebunplugged/tql7brksqdzh/wish/161949530 The Iron Curtain is both an Idealogical and literal barrier set up by the Soviet Union to separate itself from Central and Eastern Europe. There was a relaxed session in the Iron Curtain after Stalin's death, but it got worse once again after the construction of the Berlin Wall. The Iron Curtain mostly ceased in 1989-1990.]]> 2017-03-22 19:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/calebunplugged/tql7brksqdzh/wish/161949530 calebunplugged https://padlet.com/calebunplugged/tql7brksqdzh/wish/161952795 The Marshall plan and the Truman Doctrine are not just similar but directly correlated. The Truman Doctrine established that the US would provide support to the Central and Eastern European countries under communistic or authoritarian oppression. In 1947, Harry Truman assigned George C. Marshall to be Secretary of State, who created the Marshall Plan: a plan to rebuild Central and Eastern Europe and contain Communistic Activity. This plan was followed by the Eisenhower doctrine, which strived to develop political and military relations with friendly countries in the European area in an attempt to decrease the spread of Communism.]]> 2017-03-22 19:35:33 UTC https://padlet.com/calebunplugged/tql7brksqdzh/wish/161952795 calebunplugged https://padlet.com/calebunplugged/tql7brksqdzh/wish/161960598 In 1959, Fidel Castro, alongside his guerilla forces overthrew the American Backed President. In 1961, 1400 Cubans trained by the US launched an invasion on Castro, but were outnumbered and surrendered in less than 24 hours]]> 2017-03-22 20:06:05 UTC https://padlet.com/calebunplugged/tql7brksqdzh/wish/161960598