https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt US History en-us 2017-03-21 01:56:48 UTC 2025-11-09 11:48:22 UTC hello@padlet.com qtcooker123 https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161366786 The Cold War was a 44-year-long war that was indirectly fought between Communist Soviet Union and Democratic United States. It started because of the end of WWII and the high-strung political climate the world was left in. American fear and distrust in communism lead to their policy of "containment" which ended up stimulating the war.]]> 2017-03-21 02:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161366786 qtcooker123 https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161367595 America's solution to stop the spread of communism was to help countries fight the Soviet Union and its communist allies off and keep them away from other form of government.]]> 2017-03-21 02:08:50 UTC https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161367595 qtcooker123 https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161367914 A metaphorical wall between communist countries of the USSR and the West; it symbolizes the efforts of the Soviet Union trying to prevent contact with non-communist countries.]]> 2017-03-21 02:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161367914 qtcooker123 https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161368171 President Truman established that America would provide all democratic countries with financial and military support against any threat to their power (he indirectly meant the Soviet Union).]]> 2017-03-21 02:16:30 UTC https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161368171 qtcooker123 https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161368436 A plan that was intended to aid Europe created by the Secretary of State, George Marshall. European countries obtained up to $13 billion in the form of food, fuel, and technologies. This helped Europe get back on its feet again and fueled the loath of communism.]]> 2017-03-21 02:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161368436 qtcooker123 https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161368822 When Germany was divided after WWII, the city of Berlin remained in both Soviet control and Western control. When Soviet forces cut off access to food, water, and road availability, the US and United Kingdom air lifted needed supplies to Berlin through the Berlin Airlift.]]> 2017-03-21 02:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161368822 qtcooker123 https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161369240 "North Atlantic Treaty Organization"
A multi-governmental agreement of democratic ideals in Europe with the goal to prevent conflict. Some members include Britain, France, and Italy.]]> 2017-03-21 02:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161369240 qtcooker123 https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161369255 The Korean War began when communist North Korea attempted to invade South Korea who was aided by the US. The conflict lasted 3 years and ended in a country split in half.]]> 2017-03-21 02:30:25 UTC https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161369255 qtcooker123 https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161369784 Started by senator McCarthy and fueled by the fears of communism, McCarthyism was a time in America when any citizen so much as viewed by others as having communist affiliations would be sent to testify and in some cases, put in jail or killed. It even happened to Hollywood actors!]]> 2017-03-21 02:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161369784 qtcooker123 https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161369962 In the 20th century, the Soviet Union was the first to launch a satellite into space called "Sputnik". This triggered the United states to take action and compete against their communist rivals in aeronautical technology. This is why NASA was created.]]> 2017-03-21 02:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161369962 qtcooker123 https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161370259 During the Cold War, an American spy U-2 aircraft was shot down from a Soviet Union base. The pilot was sentenced to 10 years of jail for espionage but was released when President Eisenhower offered a "spy swap" two years later.]]> 2017-03-21 02:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161370259 qtcooker123 https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161370634 Any Country in need of economic assistance due to armed aggression from another nation (the Soviet Union) could request US aid. He stated, "to secure and protect the territorial integrity and political independence of such nations, requesting such aid against overt armed aggression from any nation controlled by international communism.”]]> 2017-03-21 02:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161370634 qtcooker123 https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161370873 This word described the military style or tactic of threatening the brink of war to avoid opposition and force an enemy's retreat. It was done a lot with nuclear weapons.]]> 2017-03-21 02:51:55 UTC https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161370873 qtcooker123 https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161371096 Soviet Union began building missile launch sites in Cuba. When a US spy captured pictures, President Kennedy blocked Cuba in response and threatened an armed invasion. The soviets negotiated to back out as long as the US removed their site in Turkey.]]> 2017-03-21 02:54:21 UTC https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161371096 qtcooker123 https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161371137 in 1961, 1500 Cuban exiles who were trained by the CIA staged an invasion on the newly Communist nation of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. The small militia was captured by Castro and forced America to pay to free them ($53 million).]]> 2017-03-21 02:54:49 UTC https://padlet.com/qtcooker123/x4g8fr5hcdrt/wish/161371137