Cold War's lasting
Events that caused the Cold War to last longer.
Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain was a cut off of the sides of the soviet union. One side was influenced by the Soviets and the other was not
This was important because it split off two sides of their own country. One side perished and starved while the other one did not
Cultural Revolution in China
Mao Zedong wanting to control of the government. Thought the Communist party was going in a bad direction.
Not only one place was pro communism but now it was spreading into countries that had mass populations. Propaganda there was able to affect a lot of people.
Cuban Missile Crisis
A standoff that involved the making of a nuclear bomb that was threatened to be released towards the U.S.
This impacted greatly since the cold war mostly dealt with political warfare. Constant debates were at its most involving nuclear bombs that greatly impact the U.S.
The 38th parallel
The 38th parallel was another instance in when another country was divided instead of being united since they are one country
This delayed the cold war because yet again, another country was split. There was disagreements within the country; one side pro of the government and the other side is not
The Marshall Plan
European recovery system economically and socially. It was meant to bring up the confidence of the europeans
This was a slow recovery since what had to improve was food shortages and job availability
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was a meeting with the U.S, U.K, and USSR speaking of the re establishment of Europe.
This sparked up extreme controversy since it was involved with all the big three. it was brought up to talk about the re establishment of nations in europe which actually took years
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Khomeini was considered a religious leader that provoked protesting against Shah
Protesting sparked up half of the country against other half of the country. Soon after it involved the military due to the riots of his imprisonment