Cold War by SKYLAR DAVIS

381919_1 — 2025-05-07 13:45:17 UTC

The Berlin Airlift was an event, which the "big 3" France, Britian and The United States was flying aircraft over the blockade Russia (USSR). The supplies included food,water,clothes and essential needs. Sometimes the airmen would drop toys and candy for the kids.

method of containment- economic santctions and economic aid

381919_1 — 2025-05-07 13:53:03 UTC

China was spreading communism or trying too across Asia. This scared America since they wanted to prevent communism from contained. This caused Korea to be split into two zones North and South Korea.

method of containment- Forging alliances, proxy wars, military aid.

381919_1 — 2025-05-07 14:05:23 UTC

Opreation Ivy was a secret operation were the U.S devlopes a bomb 450 times stronger than there Fat man.

method of containment- building defenses.

381919_1 — 2025-05-07 14:08:47 UTC

Was an operation ran by the CIA trying to assianate cuban dictator Fidel Castro. But the operation failed. Partially do to poor planning and underestimating his power.

method- clandestine operations

381919_1 — 2025-05-13 13:00:18 UTC

The Cuban Crisis was a when the USSR gave Cuba missles. It was a 13 day stand off between United States and Cuba. Evenually Cuba dissmantled the missles since they was on the edge of nuclear war. ( this is also where the term 6 minutes till midnight comes from)

381919_1 — 2025-05-13 13:08:21 UTC

The U.S supported this coup. By funding the coup, destablizing there goverment from the inside. There was muiltple CIA agents that helped in that process.

Method- Clandestine operations

381919_1 — 2025-05-13 13:11:46 UTC

This was a strategy to ease tensions between the United States and the USSR. It opened lines of communication and negotiation.

method - negotiations

381919_1 — 2025-05-13 13:18:29 UTC

Was when Russia invated Afghanistan for muiltple reason like to spread to communism or to contain middle east to gaining more power. The United States funding the Afghanistan Resistance.

Method - Proxy Wars

381919_1 — 2025-05-13 13:29:13 UTC

Reagan's defense buildup, often called the "Reagan Doctrine," was a significant increase in military spending and a shift in US foreign policy under President Ronald Reagan.

method- building defense.