Cold War Essay Flashcards

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Thesis

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America was winning the Cold war from 1945-1960 because the Truman doctrine helped stop the spread of communism, our U2 planes had pictures of the USSR, and we gained the respect of many Berliners.

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Truman Doctrine Evidence

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400 mill to Turkey and Greece
Soviets could not stop us
Soviets had no programs to stop the spread of democracy.

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U2 planes evidence

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detailed images of USSR(NOT CUBA)
only got shot down once and we still had the images.

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Berliner respect evidence

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preferred American land(freedom) and currencey.
Infuriated soviet union
more people on our side

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