Spies
- CIA secret agents
- focused on Communist secrets
- Communist spies
- focused on American weaponry and beneficial information
- Espionage is the heart of the Cold War
- Gain for information was the primary battle
- Spies that were caught were tortured for information
- Spies committed suicide to avoid captivity
Satellite States
- Definition: A Satellite State is a political term that refers to a country or nation that was formally independent, but is now politically and economically influenced by another country.
- Soviet Union had control over Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania.
U-2 Incident
- 1 May 1960
- USSR shot down American U-2 spy plane
- Captured its pilot, Francis Powers
- Eisenhower admitted the CIA had been flying spy mission planes over the USSR for years
The Marshall Plan
- 1948
- Economic Cooperation Act
- gave over $12 billion to rebuild Europe after the war
- Brought extensive investment into the region
- Was a stimulate for the US economy
- established markets for American goods
- Great humanitarian effort
Korean War
NORAD
Truman Doctrine
- On June 25, 1950 North Korean forces invaded US occupied South Korea.
- The war ended in a stalemate when chinese forces stoped the UN forces counter attack on July 27, 1953.
- 12 September 1957
- North American Aerospace defense command
- Between Canada and North America
- Led to race to the moon
- Established by President Harry S. Truman on March 12, 1947
- Created so the US would provide assistance to all democratic nations under the threat of Communism.
- Initialy created for Greece and Turkey.
- Did not end up helping Turkey.
- Led to the creation of NATO.
Communist Revoltion In China
- Started October 1, 1949
- Communist forces led by Mao Zedong.
- Nationalist forces led by Jiang Jieshi
- Communist forces won in May 1950
- 40,000 Nationalist soldiers fled to the island of Taiwan
Cuban Missile Crisis
- October 14, 1962 to October 28, 1962
- 13 day military stand off between Cuba and America
- Cuba had just gained nucular- armed missiles
- Cuba is allied with the Soviet Union
- John F. Kennedy orders a navel blockade on Cuba to keep them from getting more missiles
PB Success
- 18 June 1954
- CIA sponsored military coup
- Overthrew the Guatemalan democracy
- Why? The Guatemalan revolution was seen as a communism
Cold War Hot Spots Map
By: Bianca, Tayler, Nathan, and Cailleen