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Museum Entrance

Welcome to the Hall of Stephen Thompson’s History of the Cold War (1945-7960). Museum Entrance. Room Five. Curator’s Offices. Curator’s Office. Stephen Thompson.

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Museum Entrance

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  1. Welcome to the Hall of Stephen Thompson’s History of the Cold War (1945-7960) Museum Entrance Room Five Curator’s Offices

  2. Curator’s Office Stephen Thompson My name is Stephen Thompson, I am the curator of this museum. My specialties are years 1945-1960 of the Cold War. I am a sophomore at Clear Springs Highschool, and in Mr. Collins 5th period. snscollins5@gmail.com Return to Entry

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  8. Yalta Conference The Yalta Conference occurs, deciding the post-war status of Germany. The Allies of World War II (the USA, the USSR, Great Britain and France) divide Germany into four occupation zones. The Allied nations agree that free elections are to be held in all countries occupied by Nazi Germany. The League of Nations was also created. http://www.history.com/photos/world-war-ii-political-leaders/photo4 Return to Exhibit

  9. Potsdam Conference In occupied Germany, leaders from the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States gathered to decide how to administer punishment to the defeated Nazi Germany, which had agreed to unconditional surrender nine weeks earlier The goals of the conference also included the establishment of post-war order, peace treaties issues, and countering the effects of the war. http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-dpl/hd-state/potsdam.htm Return to Exhibit

  10. Chinese Civil War The Chinese Civil War was a civil war in China fought between forces loyal to the government of the Republic of China and forces of the Communist Party of China. The war represented an ideological split between the Communist CPC, and the KMT's brand of Nationalism. The two parties formed a Second United Front to counter a Japanese invasion. China's full-scale civil war resumed in 1946 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ChineseCivilWarCollage.PNG Return to Exhibit

  11. Iron Curtain On March 5, Winston Churchill warns of the descent of an Iron Curtain across Europe. The Iron Curtain symbolized the ideological conflict and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991. On the east side of the Iron Curtain were the countries that were connected to or influenced by the Soviet Union. Return to Exhibit

  12. Marshall Plan The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program) was the American initiative to aid Europe, in which the United States gave economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism. The plan was in operation for four years beginning in April 1948. The goals of the United States were to rebuild war-devastated regions, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, and make Europe prosperous again. http://www.coldwarstudies.com/2013/04/09/the-truman-doctrine-and-the-marshall-plan-a-podcast/ Return to Exhibit

  13. Truman Doctrine President Harry S. Truman declared it to be the foreign policy of the United States to assist any country whose stability was threatened by communism. His initial request was specifically for $400 million to assist both Greece and Turkey, which Congress approved. The Truman Doctrine was followed by the Marshall Plan later that year. Historians often consider it as the start of the Cold War, and the start of the containment policy to stop Soviet expansion. http://www.milestonedocuments.com/images/content/documents/3b17497u_A.jpg Return to Exhibit

  14. Berlin Airlift Berlin was divided into four parts. The Berlin Airlift was when western countries delivered much needed food and supplies to the city of Berlin through the air because all other routes were blocked by the Soviet Union. They blocked all rail and road traffic to Berlin, the only option the western countries had was to try and fly in all the supplies. Most of which was coal. It lasted 10 months. http://www.eaglesoverberlin.com/PhotoGallery.htm Return to Exhibit

  15. NATO In 1949, The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is founded by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States, in order to resist Communist expansion. The members agreed that an armed attack against any one of them in Europe or North America would be considered an attack against them all. http://www.flagdetective.com/images/download/wo/nato-hi.jpg Return to Exhibit

  16. Red Scare In 1949, With the spread of communism in Eastern Europe and China as well as the Korean War, people were scared that communism could infiltrate the United States. The second Red Scare occurred after World War II, People were scared of anyone who may side with the communists and help the Soviets get secret information about the United States. https://wikis.nyu.edu/ek6/modernamerica/index.php/Imperialism/AmericanPropaganda Return to Exhibit

  17. Soviet’s Atomic Bomb Testing In August 29, 1949 The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb. It became known as Joe 1. The Soviet project to develop an atomic bomb was a top secret research and development program begun during World War II, in the wake of the Soviet Union's discovery of the American, British, and Canadian nuclear project. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDS-1 Return to Exhibit

  18. Mutual Security Act President Harry S. Truman signs the Mutual Security Act, announcing to the world, and its communist powers in particular, that the U.S. was prepared to provide military aid to "free peoples.“President Harry S. Truman, which authorized nearly $7.5 billion, for foreign military, economic, and technical foreign aid to American allies; the aid was aimed primarily at shoring up Western Europe, as the Cold War developed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-signs-mutual-security-act Return to Exhibit

  19. Nuclear Submarine On January 21, 1954, The United States launches the world's first nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus. The nuclear submarine would become the ultimate nuclear deterrent. USS Nautilus was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine. The vessel was the first submarine to complete a submerged transit to the North Pole on 3 August 1958. http://www.bookofdaystales.com/uss-nautilus/ Return to Exhibit

  20. Warsaw Pact On May 14, 1955, The Warsaw Pact is founded in Eastern Europe and includes East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union. It acts as the Communist military counterpart to NATO. The Warsaw Pact was primarily motivated by Soviet desires to maintain control over military forces in Central and Eastern Europe. http://blogs.fas.org/security/2009/10/germany/ Return to Exhibit

  21. Korean War The Korean War was fought between South Korea and communist North Korea. It was the first major conflict of the Cold War as the Soviet Union supported North Korea and the United States supported South Korea. The war ended with little resolution. The countries are still divided today and North Korea is still ruled by a communist regime. Supporting North Korea was the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China. Supporting South Korea was the United States, Great Britain, and the United Nations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War Return to Exhibit

  22. Geneva Summit Geneva Summit was held on July 18, 1955 and was a meeting of "The Big Four": President of the United States, Prime Minister of Britain, Premier of the Soviet Union, and Prime Minister of France. The purpose was to bring together world leaders to begin discussions on peace. The talks were influenced by the common goal for increased global security. The stated mission of the 1955 summit was to reduce international tensions. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/229068/Geneva-Summit Return to Exhibit

  23. Suez Crisis The Suez Canal is an important man-made waterway in Egypt. It connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. In 1954 Gamal Abdel Nasser took control of Egypt. Nasser seized the canal and was going to charge for passage in order to pay for the Aswan Dam. The British, the French, and the Israelis decided to use the canal as a reason to attack Egypt. They secretly planned that Israel would attack and seize the canal. Then the French and the British would enter as peacekeepers taking control of the canal. http://pages.ramapo.edu/~theed/Cold_War/c_Khrushchev_era/b_Destalinaztion/bb_Suez_Crisis.html Return to Exhibit

  24. Sputnik 1 On October 4, 1957, Sputnik satellite launched, it was the first artificial Earth satellite to be launched. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit. It was visible all around the Earth and its radio pulses were detectable. The surprise success triggered the Space Race, a part of the larger Cold War. The launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik Return to Exhibit

  25. Cuban Revolution The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro and his allies against the government of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista. The revolution began in July 1953, and finally ousted Batista on 1 January 1959. Castro replaced his government with a revolutionary socialist state. The Movement organization later reformed, becoming the Communist Party in 1965. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Revolution Return to Exhibit

  26. Malayan Emergency The Malayan Emergency was a guerrilla war, a form of warfare in which armed civilians use military tactics to fight a larger, traditional military, fought between Commonwealth armed forces and the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA), the military arm of the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) The Communists were defeated in 1960. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayan_Emergency Return to Exhibit

  27. Curator’s Office Cold War Memes Return to Entry

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