PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Berlin Airlift
when supplies were flown to West Berlin by America and British officials after they lost all of their supplies due to Stalin's take over attempt.
Berlin Wall
Khrushchev split east and west Berlin by wall. when destructed symbolized the end of the Cold War.
Brinkmanship
all talk, no one throw hands
Destalinization
when Khrushchev went purging and stopped everything Stalin created :)
Eisenhower Doctrine
When countries were influenced by money to stop the spread of communism
Fidel Castro
He was a harsh dictator who broke social promises and lead the Cuban Revolution
George Keenan
He believed that Soviets only responded to harsh and aggressive force
Gorbachev
He went from a farm boy to a General Secretary in 15 years and accomplished a lot
Helsinki Accords
Joined together the U.S. and the Soviet Union and meant no border changes
INF Treaty
When they dismantled their missiles and aloud the other countries to inspect their weapons
Iron Curtain
Boundaries between the communist and the non communist in Eastern Eroupe
JFK
US president during, the perfect example of brinkmanship, the Cuban Missile Crisis
Khrushchev
behind the backs of people he created missile and launched the first rocket
Lech Walesa
Formed the independent trade union and brings free election into Poland
Maastricht Treaty (1991)
Created the European Union and the banks for it
NATO
the joining of the EU to the US and Canada to form this military alliance
Perestroika
permitted foreign trade and investments because of the policy of Gorbachev
Ping Pong Diplomacy
U.S and China's leaders met up to discuss communism and capitalism
Prague Spring
when czech's captial had new ideas due to the loosening of censorship controls
Satellite countries
- Hungary
- Romania
- East Germany
- Albania, Balgaria
- Poland, Czechoslovakia
STAR WARS
Proposed by Reagan that defense-based systems occur and be a stance against MAD
Trouble in the Suez
when US, GB and Israel sent troops to stop Nasser from nationalizing the Suez canal but then when the US pressure its allies to back down, it caused tension between them
Yalta Conference
when the Big Three met to make decisions about Germany