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This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of Cold War politics and culture. A timeline and interpretative analysis of key events is offered. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. A Timeline and Examination of Cold War Politics and
Culture , 2/2011 --properly! Timeline 1945 - World War II comes to an end when the United States uses nuclear
weapons to force the unconditional surrender of Japan. The magnitude of the destruction is overwhelming and will soon change the face of international relations. 1946 - Winston Churchill delivers
his "iron curtain" speech, decrying the expansionism of the USSR; Truman concurs with this sentiment. 1947 - President Truman sets forth the Truman Doctrine, asserting the "responsibility" of the
United States to intervene and provide aid for any foreign state resisting the invasion of Communism; this obligation to international involvement marks the beginning of the Cold War, wherein sharply
contrasting Western and Soviet ideologies and access to nuclear weapons creates an atmosphere of fear and tension. 1950 - Both sides in the Cold War focus on developing and
stockpiling weapons in the event physical war breaks out. Communist North Korea invades South Korea and the United States travels to her aid under the tenets of containment, beginning the
Korean War. 1952 - The Korean War is unpopular, and Eisenhower is elected to bring it to an end. 1955 - Stemming from Rosa Parks infamous refusal,
the Montgomery bus boycotts begin in Alabama in the Southern United States, marking the mainstream beginning of the civil rights movement. 1957 - Congress passes the Civil Rights act
which helps to desegregate public schools and other institutions, as well as secure voting rights for African Americans. 1962 - With Kennedy as president, the arms race with the
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