Cold+War+Johnny+Pleines

Johnny Pleines Cold War Leaders: Stalin Krueschev-Destalinization Brezhnev Kastro-Dictator of Cuba Gorbuchev (USSR^) Truman Reagan (United States)

Major Events: Berlin blockade-soviets block access to east berlin Cuban Missle Crisis-Russia attempts to give Cuba nuclear missles Vietnam War-Using the containment policy to try and stop communism from spreading to vietnam but fails Bay of Pigs-US attempt to overthrow Kastro but is unsuccessful Truman Doctrine-Gives money to countries threatened by communism Marshall Plan-Helped to restore countries after WW2 by giving them money ABM Treaty-Ends use of antiballistic missles INF Treaty-Ends use of intermediate ranged missles NATO-Treaty of US and most western european countries Warsaw Pact-Treaty of USSR and most eastern european countries Contaiment Policy-The work of intervening where communism could spread to not allow it to take over other countries. "Star Wars"-Reagans plan to make a space shield to stop missles

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